LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of 8.7 billion euros in 2011 and currently around 16,100 employees in 30 countries. The company is at present represented at 47 production sites worldwide. Its core business is the development, manufacturing and marketing of plastics, rubber, intermediates and specialty chemicals. It is a member of the Dow Jones Sustainable Index (DJSI) World and FTSE4Good.