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June 27, 2008
Investments in Bitterfeld and Leverkusen bear fruit
Ion exchange resin production booming: Honors for plant managers and teams
The investments made by LANXESS in its ion exchange resin production facilities in Bitterfeld and Leverkusen are certainly bearing fruit. Jean-Marc Vesselle, head of Global Product Management and Strategic Development in the Ion Exchange Resins business unit, is delighted: “Now completed, the investment program – which cost a total of EUR 9 million – is well proving its worth. In the last 18 months, the plants have increased production volumes of our extremely popular premium product Lewatit by more than ten percent.”
On June 26, 2008, Bitterfeld plant manager Gerold Schade, his Leverkusen colleague Wolfgang Zarges and their respective teams were duly honored for their achievements and production records by Michael Zobel. The head of the Ion Exchange Resins business unit (BU ION) presented them with awards as part of the celebrations to mark the commissioning of a new Lewatit production line in Leverkusen.
The expansion of the ion exchange resin facility at the site brings a considerable and urgently needed increase in capacity. “Demand for high-quality ion exchange resins has risen dramatically. Our order books are full. To cope with the growth in demand, we had to add a further production line to our plant in Leverkusen,” explains Vesselle.
For Vesselle, it was extremely important that customers could be supplied with the required amounts as quickly as possible without any compromises in terms of quality. According to plant manager Zarges, the necessary building work was completed in only eight months. “For a project of this scale, we would normally reckon with a period of 18 months between authorization being granted and the first product coming off the line,” he remarks. Zarges also points out an additional achievement: “Although the building work was carried out in a plant that has been working at full capacity for two years, it did not have any significant impact on the plant’s output.”
See the press information _here for more details
Contact: _Eva-Maria Decker
Michael Zobel presented an award in the ion exchange resin plant in Leverkusen to shift foreman Joerg Reimann, his deputy Armin Steins and plant manager Wolfgang Zarges (from left) for their achievements and production records. In the past 18 months production volumes have increased by ten percent.
May 27, 2008
Innovative drinking water production
Water, the world's most important foodstuff, is in short supply in many regions of the globe. Less than one percent of global water reserves is available for human consumption.
Products from LANXESS are therefore being used all over the world to purify drinking water. Lewatit® ion exchange resins play a key role in this process by removing pollutants from water. Hereby Lewatit® premium products are used to remove heavy metals, like lead, uranium and copper; harmful anions, like nitrate, borate, perchlorate, chromate and arsenate; and special hydrocarbons from drinking water. In the process of ion exchange, the contaminated water is passed through a bed of the resins. There, the pollutants are filtered as the ions adsorb the harmful substances and release harmless ions in their place.
Ion exchange resins from LANXESS filter contaminants from the drinking water.
May 08, 2008
LANXESS builds solid foundations
Practice-oriented lectures for ion exchanger professionals
The ion exchanger conference IEX 2008 is being held in Cambridge, England from July 9 to 11. In the run-up to the conference, experts from LANXESS will be giving an insight into how ion exchangers for industrial water treatment work. Leverkusen-based applications technician Björn Dinges from the Ion Exchange Resins business unit (BU ION) and his Belgian colleague Jean Moriau, a member of the IEX committee, will be giving presentations on water treatment using ion exchanger systems as part of a practice-based seminar on July 8. They will discuss the use of innovative products from the Lewatit range from LANXESS and new aspects of plant dimensioning – creating benefits for the end customer in terms of both cost-effectiveness and environmental protection. “As developers of high-performance, efficient ion exchange resins, and as the source of innovative application concepts for opening up new dimensions in performance, we can make a significant contribution by supporting the industry with our know-how and advice,” explains Michael Zobel, head of BU ION.
At IEX 2008, LANXESS, one of the leading manufacturers of ion exchangers, will be presenting its premium products for industrial water treatment from the Lewatit range. They play a key role in the treatment of drinking water, the production of ultra-pure water and in applications in the power plant sector, for example. Detailed information is available at _www.lewatit.com.
IEX 2008 is organized by the SCI (Society of Chemical Industry) and will be held at Fitzwilliam College in Cambridge, England. The program is aimed at researchers, plant managers, chemists and engineers, as well as technical and commercial managers in the industrial water treatment sector. Presentations will be given by representatives of both industry and academia and will focus on topics such as plant design and technology, the reprocessing of used ion exchangers, unit management and monitoring, troubleshooting and tackling problems in cation, anion and mixed bed systems. Detailed information about both the conference and the practice-based seminar from July 6 to 8 is available at _www.soci.org/iex2008.
Please find more details in the _press release
Contact: _Björn Dinges
Ion exchange resins for industrial water treatment from the Lewatit range
April 22, 2008
Spain: LANXESS at Smagua Show in Zaragoza
Business Unit Ion Exchange Resins presented itself at the largest water fair in Spain.
At the recent Smagua trade show in Zaragoza (Spain), the country’s largest event for the water industry, the LANXESS stand was the meeting point for customers of Business Unit Ion Exchange Resins (BU ION) from the Lewatit and Ionac ion exchanger industry. The show was held for the 18th time already and attracts more and more visitors every year: the previous event in 2006 had 1,528 stands from 38 countries, whereas in 2008 this increased to 1,725 stands from 39 countries, occupying an area of 860,000 square feet.
“Our stand was visited by many of our customers who showed great interest in our developments and particularly in our new ion exchangers for water treatment,” Jordi Anguera reported, Country Manager Spain & Portugal.
At the opening ceremony, Spanish politicians emphasized the need for continued cooperation to improve water quality. The main topics for 2008 included the environment, reclamation of waste water, the global water industry, and innovations for improved water quality.
Contact: _Eva-Maria Decker.
At the Smagua show, BU ION presented its products to an international audience.
The LANXESS stand was an attraction for visitors.
April 16, 2008
Green Energy in Brussels
Business Unit Ion Exchange Resins attended the World Biofuels Markets Congress staged in March at Brussels.
More than 1,300 participants from 58 countries and over 100 exhibitors were attracted to the third World Biofuels Markets Congress held in March at Brussels. Business Unit Ion Exchange Resins (BU ION) was represented with its own stand showing GreenFuel (GF) products such as 101, 202, 303, 404 and 505, manufactured by the Department for Catalysis and Chemicals Processing. Peter Haupt (Head of Marketing Catalysis and Chemical Processing), Jean Moriau (Project Manager Western Europe BU ION), and Bart Goossens (Sales Representative) answered questions from visitors. The response was lively and most visitors had come from East European countries, the Far East and Asia Pacific (APAC).
Visitors were particularly interested in GF 101, a product reducing the free fatty acid (FFA) content in biofuel from 100 to less than one percent, making raw materials for biofuel production more cost-efficient. As prices for these raw materials have increased significantly the search is on for other, less costly raw materials such as spent vegetable oil or animal fat.
BU ION attended the show with the main objective to improve its position in the biofuels market and to promote its GF products package as a complete solution. This package comprises GF 101, 202, 303, 404, and 505. While GF 101 reduces the fat content, GF 202 is used to purify biodiesel to comply with the EU standard. GF 303 removes glycerin generated during biodiesel production, and GF 404 and 505 are used to purify this glycerin further to pharmaceutical quality.
Contact: _Jean Moriau
Peter Haupt (left) and Jean Moriau made many new contacts at the Brussels show.
April 07, 2008
LANXESS increases prices for ion exchange resins
The reasons for the measure are the continued very high cost of the raw materials and the increase in energy prices.
Effective April 15, 2008, LANXESS will increase its prices worldwide for the Lewatit and Ionac ion exchange resin ranges. In Europe and Japan the prices will rise by 7 to 9 percent and in the NAFTA region by 12 to 15 percent. In the APAC region – excluding Japan – the prices are being raised by 15 to 18 percent. The reasons for the measure are the continued very high cost of the raw materials and the increase in energy prices, which also lead to more expensive transportation.
The premium products of the Ion Exchange Resins business unit play an instrumental role in industrial water treatment, food processing, the purification of water and manufacture of ultrapure water and the remediation of contaminated areas, such as those with a high arsenic content.
Please find more details in the _press release.
Ion exchange resins from LANXESS play an instrumental role in industrial water treatment.
January 18, 2008
LANXESS expansion in Jhagadia makes location its biggest production site in India
Total expenditures around EUR 50 million
LANXESS is to relocate production of rubber chemicals from Thane (Indian state of Maharastra) to Jhagadia in the state of Gujarat. Production will begin in two years at the same time as the launch of the new ion exchange resin plant of the Ion Exchange Resins business unit. From 2010 LANXESS will start supplying the rapidly growing Indian tire market with rubber chemicals from this modern site, the only western company with such operations in India. Overall, LANXESS is to invest some EUR 50 million in the new site.
In Jhagadia LANXESS will employ around 250 people during the first expansion stage. The head office of LANXESS India Private Limited will remain in Thane. Jhagadia will become LANXESS’s second production site in India after Madurai in southern India (Indian state of Tamil Nadu), and will be the bigger of the two. From here the Ion Exchange Resins business unit will supply products for the generation of ultra-pure water for the semiconductor and pharmaceutical industries and for industrial water treatment.
Please find more details in the _press release.
Relocation of rubber chemicals production from Thane to Jhagadia
January 16, 2008
LANXESS shuts down ion exchange facility in the United States
Some 90 employees to be affected by closure in Birmingham
In May 2008, LANXESS is to close down the production facility of the Ion Exchange Resins business unit in Birmingham, New Jersey, United States. This production and marketing center is run by LANXESS’s wholly owned subsidiary LANXESS Sybron Chemicals Inc. "Despite all our efforts, the production of ion exchange resins in Birmingham is no longer competitive,“ said Rainier van Roessel, member of the LANXESS Board of Management responsible for this area of business. With its restricted production capability, the site, which employs some 90 people, has only limited suitability for serving the rapidly changing ion exchange market of the future, he added. Please find more details in the _press release.
Sybron Chemicals Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of LANXESS.
December 21, 2007
Japanese award for LANXESS experts
Prize for work in the field of ion exchange resins
Three LANXESS members were recently presented with the Technology Award by the Japan Association of Ion Exchange (JAIE). Olaf Halle, Kunihiro Ohira and Shigeyoshi Miyahara from the Ion Exchange Resins business unit received the award for their contribution on new Lewatit monodisperse chelate resins. The award was made following a guest lecture given by the Leverkusen ion exchange resins expert Halle at the 20th anniversary of the JAIE at the University of Yamanashi, Japan.
The prize is awarded to JAIE members – individuals or companies – who have distinguished themselves through their excellent research work, technological development or through their outstanding service to the field of ion exchange resins.
The LANXESS monodisperse chelate resins presented in Dr. Halle's lecture have significantly better efficiency than conventional heterodisperse products. The premium products are used predominantly to win and separate metals in the mining industry, for the treatment of brine and for the environmentally friendly production of bleach liquor and caustic soda solution by the membrane process.
Olaf Halle, an ion exchange resin expert at LANXESS, is delighted with the award he recently received
Please find more details in the _press release.
December 12, 2007
New LANXESS brochure on ion exchange resins
“Lewatit GreenFuels: We Talk Biodiesel”
Leverkusen – The new brochure “Lewatit GreenFuels: We Talk Biodiesel” issued by specialty chemicals group LANXESS contains valuable information on ion exchange resins for use in the biodiesel industry. The eight-page publication informs about products from the Lewatit GreenFuels range that are used for biodiesel manufacture – from core statements on technology and information on the products used for this application to profitability studies.
The brochure can be ordered free of charge by faxing +49 214 30-50621.
November 23, 2007
Green Fuel
Ion exchange resins: at the international “Fuels of the Future 2007” conference, November 26/27 in Berlin, LANXESS will showcase innovative products for tomorrow’s mobility.
The products showcased by Business Unit Ion Exchange Resins include Lewatit GF 202, an ion exchange resin significantly simplifying the production of biodiesel fuel and extremely efficient in removing impurities such as glycerin, soap and salts that would damage engines. Lewatit GF 202 facilitates the production of biodiesel fuel at quality levels compliant with the European standard EN 14214 without the need for costly water-washing treatment or throw-away filtration substrates. Lewatit GF 202 is renewable and has long-service endurance periods of up to eight years. Biodiesel plants utilizing Lewatit GF 202 are easy to operate with unparalleled cost efficiency and require but little maintenance. The resin cost per liter of processed biodiesel is as little as approximately €1.00 per 5,000 liters (€0.75 per 1,000 US gallons). This well-established technology has been deployed since 1995 for plants with capacities of between 1,000 and 500,000 metric tons per year.
Many people today still associate the term ‘ion exchanger’ with water treatment or demineralizing applications only. It’s true that around 70 percent of all ion exchange resins go to this sector, but there are many other applications, of which biodiesel production is one example.
Please find more details in the _press release.
October 1, 2007
Let´ s change the world
Successful Image Campaign continues to light up the world of Ion Exchange Resins
Lewatit® stands for passion for high quality and innovative ion exchange resins. We show you the newest path Lewatit® is lighting from beads to bright solutions.
LANXESS is erecting a world-class facility in India that will, for the first time, bring cutting edge Lewatit® ion exchange resin technology direct to India from Germany.
LANXESS figured prominently in creating the ion exchange field and we are excited to shape the technology's very promising future. With this new facility, we are preparing to answer requests from customers for more: more products, capacity, resources and innovation.
As an ion exchange resin consumer, you create great contributions through tiny beads. We look forward to continue talking with you about how, together, your big plans and Lewatit® tiny beads can change the world.
These little beads actually carry on to play a prominent role in the latest Lewatit® advertising campaign. The products are shown to their fullest advantage and in all their mysterious, fascinating and futuristic glory. This is a shining symbol for the power to change, which is synonymous with the intelligent exchanging of ions.
The advertisements can be seen in periodicals such as Chemical Week, UPW Magazine and Specialty Chemicals Magazine.
October 2007
Global Ethanol & Biodiesel Blending Limits Map
LANXESS sponsors biodiesel map from IFQC – International Fuel Quality Center.
Get global blending limits for Ethanol and Biodiesel at a glance! This map features blending limits as well as Ethanol and Biodiesel usage around the world. The map has also been distributed inside the Q3 / 2007 issue of FUEL magazine to a circulation of 10,000 industry and government contacts, and at various conferences around the world.
Have a look and download the map at http://www.ifqcbiofuels.org/Spotlight.aspx?Id=16
September 2007
WebMagazin: Thanks to Hydroponics you will be able to nurture your plants.
There is always something further to discover from BU ion exchange resins – Have a look at the updated WebMagazine.
The WebMagazine has been expanded with a host of information on hydroponics. Since many years Lewatit plant fertilizers are used for the successful nutrient supply of hydroponics. During watering they release all essential nutrients which are not contained in the water. Based on a water-insoluble polymer-matrix HD 50 plays an important role in the sector of long-term fertilization for a healthy plant development. Extend your knowledge on how plants improve the quality of your workspace and learn how simple and effective the usage of Lewatit HD 50 for your hydroponics plants really is. Your might even discover your green thumb. _WebMagazin.
September 20, 2007
Biodiesel revolution: WebMagazine with a new subject
The WebMagazine is being updated and expanded at regular intervals. The latest issue illustrates which possibilities LANXESS offers on the subject biodiesel.
With the relaunch of its internet presentation in mid-August LANXESS also published a WebMagazine illustrating the world of chemistry with a series of topical subjects. The first issue answered questions such as “How much LANXESS is in our cars?” or “What do chemicals in leather haute couture?” in an entertaining and comprehensible way and was very much welcomed by users in Germany and around the world.
Today the WebMagazine has been expanded with a host of information on biodiesel. Read more about all this in the new issue of _WebMagazine.
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September 20, 2007
The LANXESS Quality and Environmental Policy has been signed by the Board.
The policy has been published in eight languages in the LANXESS Internet.
For more information please visit: _www.lanxess.com
September 17, 2007
LANXESS wins large contract from New Caledonia
Company’s first order from the South Pacific archipelago / More environmentally compatible process for nickel production
LANXESS has won a large contract supply ion exchange resins. These will be used in future in nickel mining operations in New Caledonia. LANXESS will supply Goro Nickel S.A.S. of Nouméa, New Caledonia, with ion exchange resins from the Lewatit product family. A large proportion of the order volume will consist of specialty resins. The two companies have agreed not to disclose the size of the order. Goro Nickel will begin nickel production at the mine at the beginning of 2009. New Caledonia consists of several islands and is situated in the South Pacific.
Comments Michael Zobel, Head of Business Unit Ion Exchange Resins: “This contract constitutes a major breakthrough for us. We can now open up a new field of application with a tremendous business potential.”
Ion exchange resins from LANXESS will be used in future in nickel mining operations in New Caledonia.
Please find more details in the _press release.
August 31, 2007
LANXESS builds new ion exchange facility in India
Around 200 new jobs / Investment volume approx. EUR 30 millionLANXESS is to build its new ion exchange resin plant in the Indian state of Gujarat. Construction work on the EUR 30 million site at the new Jhagadia Chemical Park near Baroda is set to begin in the second quarter of 2008. Production is scheduled to start at the beginning of 2010, with 200 new employees being taken on.
In terms of investment volume this is the biggest project undertaken by the Ion Exchange Resins business unit since the end of the 1990s. “This represents a commitment to one of the fastest growing and most future-proof areas of industrial chemistry. The aim of this move is to generate profitable growth and further strengthen our position on the global market,” explains Rainier van Roessel, the member of the Management Board responsible.
The new plant will manufacture products for industrial water treatment and the generation of ultra-pure water for the semiconductor and pharmaceutical industries. The portfolio will comprise a selection of the ion exchanger grades in Ion Exchange Resins business unit’s current product range such as anions, cations and mixed bed.
In March of this year, LANXESS launched an international competition that sites in China, India and Singapore entered. The Jhagadia Chemical Park in India was selected because it already has an excellent industrial infrastructure in place.
Construction work on the site at the new Jhagadia Chemical Park is set to begin in the second quarter of 2008.
Please find more details in the _press release
Let´ s change the future
New Image Campaign lights up the world of Ion Exchange Resins
In the realm of ion exchange technology, Lewatit® sets the standard when it comes to innovation, efficiency, and superior quality; as an active partner for tailor-made solutions.
Lewatit® is one of the most remarkable brands there is, in the realm of ion exchange technology. Having already established a long track-record, Lewatit® takes a top position when it comes to innovation and efficiency.
The Lewatit® range consists of high-performance products that provide a reliable service in over 500 applications.
These little beads actually carry on to play a prominent role in the latest Lewatit® advertising campaign. The products are shown to their fullest advantage and in all their mysterious, fascinating and futuristic glory. This is a shining symbol for the power to change, which is synonymous with the intelligent exchanging of ions.
The advertisements can be seen in periodicals such as Chemical Week, UPW Magazine and Specialty Chemicals Magazine.
04.10.2006 LANXESS increases prices for ion exchange resins
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13.04.2006 New brochure from LANXESS provides information on ion exchange resins: Lewatit® Partner Project
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12.08.2005 Trade fair: Chemie 2005 in Moscow LANXESS presents itself in Russia
The Ion Exchange Resins and Basic Chemicals business units will showcase their product portfolios in Hall 2, Room 1, Stand 2.1B34
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01.10.2004 As of October 1st LANXESS increases prices for its
Lewatit ® ion exchange resinsAs a reaction to the significant and continuing increase in prices for petrochemical raw materials (e.g. styrene), the business unit Ion Exchange Resins increases its sales prices for Lewatit ® ion exchange resins as from the 1.10.2004 or at the contractually earliest possible date by 5%.
23.06.2004 New market-information and project-tracking solutionTJ Group delivers CRM Suite to Bayer Chemicals, Business Unit ION
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29.04.2004 Bayer Chemicals AG puts on virtual exhibition at IDS Water 2004Ion exchange resins for industrial water treatment
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26.04.2004 Technology from Leverkusen used in world's largest Multistep PlantIon exchange resins from Bayer Chemicals for China
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30.01.2004 Lewatit symposium in Puteaux, FranceLewatit in the industry - industrial water treatment, treatment of wastewater and waste management
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