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Follow on Google News | Rhein Chemie posts sales of EUR 281 million in 2008New production facilities started up at German headquarters and in Qingdao, China
By: Maggie Tan “Rhein Chemie performed very well in the first three quarters of 2008. This was marred by a significant fall in sales in the fourth quarter due to the general economic crisis,” said Dr. Anno Borkowsky, CEO and President of Rhein Chemie. The marked downturn in the automotive industry had a particularly heavy impact on the company’s business. To mitigate the effects of the global recession, a package of structural improvements and HR-related measures was rolled out at the start of February with the aim of lowering cash outs by a single-digit million EUR amount. The measures are part of the global package “CHALLENGE 09” introduced by parent company LANXESS AG. Despite the difficult economic conditions, Rhein Chemie is pursuing its growth strategy. At the end of 2008, new production facilities were started up as planned at the company’s Mannheim headquarters and in Qingdao, China. The investment for both projects amount to around EUR 12 million. Rhein Chemie has been manufacturing its globally successful Rhenogran product line at its new state-of-the- At the end of 2008, the newly established company Rhein Chemie LOA (Qingdao) Ltd. began production of customized products and additive formulations for industrial lubricants in the eastern Chinese port of Qingdao. These enhance performance and service life in industrial applications and help protect the environment as they can replace products with poor environmental properties. The new production facility is supplemented by a technical laboratory, where the company can perform a full range of key tests for its Asian customers. The company has been successfully producing additives and service products for the rubber processing industry in Asia at its Rhein Chemie (Qingdao) Ltd. joint venture for the past ten years. Rhein Chemie is a company with a successful track record in customized additives and service products stretching back over 100 years. The approximately 850-strong workforce produces and sells products for various sectors of the rubber, lubricants and plastics industries. The company has subsidiaries and production facilities in Europe, Asia as well as North and South America. LANXESS is a leader in specialty chemicals with sales in 2008 of EUR 6.58 billion and currently around 14,800 employees in 21 countries. The company has operations at 44 sites worldwide. LANXESS’s core business comprises the development, manufacture and marketing of plastics, rubber, intermediates and specialty chemicals. Information at http://www.lanxessgoesasia.com. Forward-Looking Statements This news release contains forward-looking statements based on current assumptions and forecasts made by the management of Rhein Chemie Rheinau GmbH. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to material differences between the actual future results, financial situation, development or performance of our sole stockholder LANXESS Deutschland GmbH and the estimates given here. These factors include those discussed in LANXESS AG’s reports to the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. LANXESS AG and Rhein Chemie Rheinau GmbH assume no liability whatsoever to update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to future events or developments. # # # LANXESS is a leader in specialty chemicals with sales in 2008 of EUR 6.58 billion and currently around 14,800 employees in 21 countries. The company has operations at 44 sites worldwide. LANXESS’s core business comprises the development, manufacture and marketing of plastics, rubber, intermediates and specialty chemicals. Information at http://www.lanxessgoesasia.com. End
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