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A short introduction
Date of speech
Name of speaker
Background
Spin-off from Bayer in 2004
Specialty chemicals portfolio: plastics, synthetic rubber, intermediates
and specialty chemicals
Name: combination of "lancer" (French: “to set in motion”) and
"success”
Global success story
52 sites worldwide
Approximately 16,300 employees in 29 countries
Global sales of € 8.0 billion in 2014
Strategy of efficiency and excellence
Focus on market leadership for technology, products and processes
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Global presence
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Asia/Pacific Germany
Sales per region 25.9
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Germany
Employees per region Asia/Pacific 16.5 46.7
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Business structure competitiveness: new business set-up
creates more efficient and effective market approach
Performance Polymers Advanced Intermediates Performance Chemicals
Tire & Specialty Rubbers Advanced Industrial Intermediates Material Protection Products
Leather
* Interim
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Serving a broad customer range
Others
Tires
Agro
Construction
Automotive
Consumer Goods
Chemicals
Mobility Urbanization
Agriculture Water
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A clear priority to improve efficiency and processes before
transitioning to growth
2014 – 2016
Targeted expansion Phase 1: Business & administration structure
Expands new plant for inorganic pigments in Ningbo, China competitiveness; restructuring to regain cost
Investment in high-tech plastics production in Gastonia, USA competitiveness
Commissioned new plant for polyamide plastics in Antwerp,Belgium Phase 2: (details 2015) Operations competitiveness;
New rubber production line opens in Dormagen, Germany addressing capacity challenges
Opening of high-tech plastics plant in Porto Feliz, Brazil Phase 3: (details 2015) Portfolio competitiveness and
evaluation of alliances
Renewable raw Conservation of Environmentally Recycling and Environmentally Environmentally Sustainable Responsibility for
materials natural resources friendly reuse of friendly friendly logistics solutions for products through
production resources products global entire lifecycle
processes megatrends
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LANXESS is founding member of the
“Together for Sustainability” initiative (TfS)
Basic idea: “An audit for one is an audit for all” More sustainability…
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