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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,

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R&D Overview

Lanxess’ research and development (R&D) efforts focus on planning new products and processes; integration of new technologies into existing production processes to achieve cost and technology leadership. Its primary research centers are present in Leverkusen and Mannheim in Germany and in Naugatuck, Kalama and Wilmington, the US. In FY2022, it spent EUR102 million on R&D, which was 1.3% of its revenue. In FY2022, the company filed for 21 priority applications globally and at end of December 2022, Lanxess had a portfolio of 660 patent families covering 5,770 property rights.

Business Segments

Overview

It includes advanced industrial intermediates and Inorganic Pigments business units. It manufactures basic and fine chemicals including organometallics, and inorganic pigments primarily using continuous production processes. The product portfolio includes high-grade intermediates for agrochemicals, automotive, construction, aroma and flavors, semiconductors and photovoltaics and color pigments applications. Advanced Industrial Intermediates: It offers high-quality basic and fine chemicals. Its product portfolio includes an aromatic network that enables the production of phosgenated, hydrogenated and chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons; Benzy-derivatives and inorganic base chemicals; polyols and oxidation products for high-quality coatings and polyester resins; Organometallic compounds for application in glass coating, polymerization cocatalysts, high-purity organometallic intermediates and pharmaceutical production. Inorganic Pigments: It manufactures inorganic pigments used for coloring in numerous industries including construction, plastics, paints and coatings. It is marketed under the brand name 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 FY2022, the segment’s capital expenditure stood at EUR106 million, which decreased 21.5% 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 FY2022, the segment’s capital expenditure stood at EUR63 million, which decreased 53.3% YoY.

Performance

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Overview

It includes material protection products, flavors & fragrances, liquid purification technologies and saltigo business units. It manufactures hygiene and preservative solutions, disinfectant, technologies for the treatment of water and other liquids, precursors and intermediates for agrochemicals, flavors and fragrances, pharmaceuticals and specialty chemicals by using chemical production processes. Material Protection Products: It provides preservatives, active ingredients and disinfectants for protecting materials and substances against degeneration by microorganisms such as moulds, viruses bacteria, yeasts,and algae. The products find application in agriculture, construction, wood industries, electronics, paints & coatings, beverage and water sectors. 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 FY2022, the segment's capital expenditure stood at US$141 million, which grew 31.8% YoY.

Performance

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Overview

It includes Rhein Chemie, Polymer additives business and Lubricant additives business units. It manufactures additives in chemical production processes. The company develops, produces, and commercializes additives and services for processors of polymers and specialty chemicals. Rhein Chemie: It provides innovative product solutions for rubber chemicals, specialty chemicals and processing aids industries. 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 FY2022, the segment's capital expenditure stood at US$137 million, which decreased 16.5% YoY.

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