July 07, 2014

LANXESS in Brazil

Brazil: Most important market in Latin America in terms of sales

In Brazil LANXESS is represented with all its 14 business units. It employs about 1,000 people in the cities of São Paulo, Porto Feliz, São Leopoldo, Duque de Caxias, Triunfo and Cabo de Santo Agostinho. 

In São Paulo, LANXESS has its country head office.  In Porto Feliz, the company currently produces inorganic pigments and rubber additives Rhenogran as well as Rhenoshape curing bladders. It also house a new facility for the production of high-tech engineering plastics Durethan and Pocan - used primarily by the automotive industry to make cars lighter and more fuel efficient.  In São Leopoldo is based the company's leather chemicals laboratory which also functions as a distribution centre for the country. 

Triunfo, Cabo de Santo Agostinho and Duque de Caxias are production sites of LANXESS Elastômeros do Brasil S.A. (LEB). Also in Triunfo, the company holds its EPDM rubber production unit.  

Facts& Figures:

  • Most important market in Latin America in terms of sales
  • Our Brazil sales in 2013 were EUR 707.4 million.
  • LANXESS Brazil is signatory of responsible care coordinated by chemical industry association in Brazil (ABIQUIM)
  • Employees: Total: roughly 1,000 (Status: March 2013)
  • Production sites: Porto Feliz, Duque de Caxias, Cabo de Sto Agostinho, 2 in Triunfo
  • Most important businesses and products in Brazil: PBR: Buna CB, Buna VSL, Taktene;  LEA: Chromosal B-A,  HPM: Durethan and Pocan IPG: Bayferrox, Pó Xadrez;  KEL: Keltan, Keltan ECO (EPDM).
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