Lanxess to convert PBR business to unlabelled oils by 1 Dec

ERJ staff report (DS)

Singapore -- Lanxess AG said it will convert its butadiene rubber factories to unlabelled oils by 1 December at the latest. The company said it, " plans to extensively forgo the use of processing oils with high polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) content worldwide by the end of 2009." ERJ requested clarification of this reluctance to switch completely to unlabelled oils, but none was forthcoming.

Lanxess said, "Some of the business unit's production facilities have already completed the conversion to safer alternatives. All the others will follow suit as soon as it is technically feasible, but no later than December 1, 2009."

Dr. Joachim Grub, Head of Lanxess' PBR business unit said, “By doing this, we are ensuring that our consumers and their customers benefit from the same high standards worldwide and across all industries."

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Press release from Lanxess