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LANXESS in India declared their Q3 results and has traced a positive pattern in the year 2008. Sales for Q3 2008 grew impressively by more than 60% over last year.

The tender offer by specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG for the remaining shares of Petroflex S.A. in Brazil has been met with great interest.

Specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG is building its own innovative, highly efficient cogeneration plant at its Brazilian site in Porto Feliz for the combined generation of steam and electricity.

Anyone who knows Brazil, even just from a physical map, knows how green the country is. After all, the Amazon River — the largest in the world — flows through this vast nation, which covers nearly half the land area of South America.

Specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG is satisfied with its business development this year and sees itself in a strong position for the coming years.

LANXESS helps its industrial partners make life better in thousands of ways. Products using LANXESS polymers, resins and sealants are prevalent in most people’s everyday lives.

LANXESS in India has steadily carved out a strategic position in the chemical market. We see opportunities offered by the market and in our customer industries that have made investments in new facilities.

Award recognizes best financial leadership in the industry

Win-win situation for LANXESS and Chinese rubber industry.

LANXESS recently completed an important step in its Asia strategy by acquiring one of China’s largest iron oxide pigment plants.

Hardly anything is possible today in engineering without adhesives. They are even competing with rivets and screws. Cars and airplanes are now built with the smart joining technology of “bonding.”

German specialty chemicals group LANXESS’s Asia Pacific offices in Singapore, Australia, Japan, Korea and India have donated EUR 6,900 (approximately S$14,670) to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies for their emergency cyclone relief efforts in Myanmar.

Specialty chemicals company LANXESS intends to drastically reduce its emissions of greenhouse gases, which are known to exert a harmful effect on the climate. LANXESS will enter into Germany's first industrial joint implementation project – an innovative instrument devised for carrying out climate protection projects.

Specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG had sales of EUR 1,535 million in the first quarter of 2008 (Q1 2007: EUR 1,711 million). Adjusted for portfolio and currency effects, sales grew by 8.1 percent year on year.

Leather business unit of the specialty chemicals group LANXESS will transfer its regional marketing headquarters in Asia from Hong Kong to Singapore, from where the relevant logistics processes for the Chinese market will also then be handled.

Investment over the last two years in new sales outlets, and production and research facilities, has certainly paid of, as LANXESS is now in an excellent position in the booming economies of Asia. Additional projects are planned for the future, and in general LANXESS’ Asia initiative is designed to substantially expand profitable growth in the Asia-Pacific region.

LANXESS acquires approximately 70% of – and thus control over – the Brazilian rubber giant Petroflex. This acquisition is in line with LANXESS’ stated strategy of seeking to play a major role in the booming economies of the emerging markets.

BITDA margin pre exceptionals rises to 10.9% (9.7%) / EBITDA pre exceptionals advances 6.5% to EUR 719 million (EUR 675 million) / Adjusted sales up 5.0% / Net financial debt further reduced to EUR 460 million / Dividend raised from EUR 0.25 to EUR 1.00 per share / Good start to 2008

Singapore is flying high! Its construction industry is booming and incomes are rising. The number of people in employment has reached a record level, as has tourism from all over the world.

LANXESS's business units Semi-Crystalline Products and Functional Chemicals welcome you to Plastivision India 2007 from 6th - 10th Dec in the Bombay Exhibition Centre, N.S.E Complex, Hall 5, Booth F 6

The EBITDA also showed mid double digit growth, backed by impressive sales in business segments Engineering Thermoplastics and Performance Rubber. The topline of LANXESS India Private Limited registered good growth, however the Rubber Chemicals business was under price pressure due to competition. The outlook, though, looks positive for the second half of the year.

In Fiscal 2006 the German based chemical company LANXESS recorded a double-digit sales growth in India to EUR 185.5 million (adjusted for portfolio changes). As part of its Asia strategy, India is a possible location for a completely new production plant for ion exchange resins in the Asia-Pacific region on which LANXESS will embark this year.

Leverkusen/Mumbai, February 15, 2007 - Significant investment possible in 2007 / Objective is to grow sales appreciably

India, February 13, 2007 - LANXESS, the leading global chemical company based in Germany, launched its Indian website today. This site actually opens up an efficient communication channel to all Indian visitors who want to find out more about the company background, its corporate principles, sustainable development guidelines and obtain technical and commercial information on products and distribution channels.

Rhein Chemie started production of the Rhenodiv® range of water-based release agents at LANXESS’s Madurai production facility under the guidance of Dr. Manfred Breining, Rhein Chemie Rheinau GmbH, Mannheim.

China: New facility for high-tech plastics inaugurated - Start-up of expanded rubber additive plant India: Investment in plastics production - New rubber additive facility starts production / South-East Asia: Dramatic growth in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam

The Rubber Chemicals business unit of the LANXESS chemicals group is expanding its product portfolio. The antioxidant Vulkanox® HS HPG (High Purity Grade) is a new specialty for the rubber sector. Vulkanox® HPG is characterized by a particularly low content of primary amines. This has a particularly favorable effect on both the vulcanization behavior of the rubber compound and the stability of insoluble sulfur. The special oligomer ratio in Vulkanox® HS HPG optimizes its effect as an antioxidant.