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Business Description
Lanxess AG (Lanxess) produces and markets additives, chemical intermediates, specialty chemicals and plastics. Its products find application in mobility, chemicals, animal health, nutrition, agriculture, health, energy, natural resources, consumer goods, construction and industrial applications.
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R&D Overview
Lanxess R&D focused on increasing competitiveness and expanding the product portfolio through the development of innovative products and processes, as well as optimizing existing production processes. The company's research programs are aligned with customer needs in end markets, with product innovation activities consolidated within respective business units. The Global Technology & Innovation department supports and complements these activities with a focus on process innovation, planning new processes, and integrating new technologies. Group-wide innovation issues are coordinated by the Corporate Development Group function. The R&D units of the company are located in Leverkusen, the Uerdingen district of Krefeld, and Mannheim in Germany, and in Naugatuck, Kalama, and Wilmington in the United States. Additionally, the company operates the Asian Application Development Center at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in China and a modern application development center in Thane, India. These units are responsible for testing new formulations for disinfectants and fragrances, innovative flame retardants, new and optimized ion exchange resins, and sustainable lubricant and plastic additives. The company has multiple R&D centers, including those in Germany, the United States, China, and India. As of December 31, 2025, the company’s patent portfolio included approximately 570 patent families covering around 4,760 property rights. In 2025, the company had 286 projects in its pipeline, with 225 focused on developing new products and applications or improving existing ones, and 61 concerning process technology issues. In FY2025, Lanxess R&D expenses were EUR96 million, which was 1.7% of its revenue.
Business Segments
Overview
The segment comprises operational business areas that essentially manufacture standardized and high-volume products in capital-intensive and predominantly continuous production processes. The products manufactured essentially comprise basic and fine chemicals, organometallics, and inorganic pigments for the coloring of construction materials as well as paints and coatings. The major brands Bayferrox, Colortherm and Bayoxide. The business unit has production facilities in China, Germany and Brazil along with mixing and milling facilities in Australia, the UK, Spain and the US. In FY2025, the segment’s capital expenditure stood at EUR109 million, which grew 11% YoY.
Performance
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Overview
It includes business operations of Urethane unit and other corporate functions. Urethane Business Unit: It is the leading manufacturer of polyurethane and markets its products to the metal processing, construction, paint and coatings, and tires and wheels industries. Some of its major brands include Adiprene, Vibrathane, Witcobond and Trixene. In FY2025, the segment’s capital expenditure stood at EUR28 million, which decreased 20% YoY.
Performance
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Overview
It comprises of operational business units that manufacture consumer protection products in chemical production processes. The products are subject to high regulatory requirements and are highly variable with options for configuration or are manufactured especially for individual customers in campaigns, batches, or specific chemical production processes. The products essentially comprise disinfectant, hygiene and preservative solutions, flavors and fragrances, technologies for the treatment of water and other liquids, and precursors and intermediates for the agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals and specialty chemicals industries. Some of its major brands include Preventol, Kathon, Nagardo, Neolone, Velcorin, Virkon, Oxone, among others. Liquid Purification Technologies: It supplies ion exchange resins for treating water and other liquid media which are used in semiconductor and photovoltaic, energy generation, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, mining, metallurgy, chemical and petrochemical, food and beverages and water treatment industries. Its products are marketed under LewaPlus, Bayoxide and Lewatit brands. Flavors & fragrances: It manufactures flavors and fragrances, animal nutrition and preservatives products which are used in cosmetics and personal care products, detergents and cleaning agents, beverages, baked goods, candles, oils, and animal feed industry. Saltigo: It is dedicated to the custom synthesis and production of small molecules. It serves the needs of customers in the pharma, agro, and specialty chemical industries. Its product portfolio includes active ingredients, phosgene derivatives, triazole and triazol derivatives, reagents and building blocks, polymer additives and functional products, ligands, and insect repellent. In FY2025, the segment's capital expenditure stood at US$96 million, which decreased 8.6% YoY.
Performance
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Overview
The segment comprises operational business units that manufacture additives in chemical production processes. The product portfolio includes additives for the rubber, plastic and paint industries, construction and electrical/electronics industry, such as lubricants, flame retardants, plasticizers and bromine derivatives for a variety of applications. Its major brands include Rhenogran, Aktiplast, Aflux, Vulcuren, Perkalink, Rhenodiv, Rhenomark and Rhenoshape. It provides these products to seals, profiles, drive belts and tire markets, among others. Polymer additives: It manufactures bromine, phosphorus and bromine derivatives which act as a base for manufacturing complex molecules. These chemicals are used in flame retardants, agrochemicals, butyl rubber, pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, polymers and biocides, paints & coatings, oil production and colorants for plastics or for inkjet printing inks applications. Brands: Emerald Innovation, Firemaster, Disflamoll, Levagard, Mesamoll, K-FLEX, Ultramoll, Macrolexand Levanyl. Lubricant additives: It provides ready-to-use lubricants, synthetic base fluids and additives and additive systems for lubricants. Brands: Additin, Naugalube, Hatcol, Synton, Durad and Reolube. In FY2025, the segment's capital expenditure stood at US$129 million, which decreased 0.8% YoY.
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