Performance Chemicals

LANXESS makes colors brighter

In the field of specialty chemicals, LANXESS enjoys an excellent reputation with its colorful brands. Our organic plastic colorants are the brightest stars on the horizon in this market. Through our global sales and service network, we guarantee our stars keep shining with the highest possible quality through long-term patent protection for our technologies.

The following business units belong to the Performance Chemicals Segment:

Functional Chemicals
Inorganic Pigments
Ion Exchange Resins
Leather
Material Protection Products
Rhein Chemie
Rubber Chemicals

Performance Chemicals 2010
€ million Sales	1,978
Share of Group sales	27.8%
€ million EBITDA*	281
EBITDA-Margin*	14.2%
€ million capital expenditures	114
Employees (December 31)	4,907