Germany based specialty chemicals company Lanxess has opened its first production facility in Russia that manufactures rubber additives used in automotive and tire industries.
The company's subsidiary Rhein Chemie will produce polymer-bound rubber additives at the Lipetsk plant for the markets in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
Rhein Chemie managing director Anno Borkowsky said, "We are seeing a rise in demand from the Russian automotive and tire industries for quality products and, thanks to our new plant and high-quality, innovative product portfolio, we can now cater to their needs directly from Russia."
The facility has a capacity to produce about 1,500t of predispersed, polymer-bound Rhenogran rubber additives, which are used in the manufacturing car tires and technical elastomer products such as profiles, hoses and seals.
The company is also planning to open a new facility capable of producing about 80,000 Rhenoshape bladders per year in the complex in 2016.
