Michelin Supplier Award a ‘great honour’ for Lanxess

Lanxess has expressed its pride in receiving one of the inaugural Michelin Supplier Awards. The German specialty chemicals company was one of a number of key suppliers acknowledged by Michelin at an awards ceremony held in France on June 15, and upon receiving the company’s award Dr. Joachim Grub, head of Lanxess’ Performance Butadiene Rubbers business unit stated “we consider it a great honour to be one of the winners of the first Michelin Supplier Award.

“Tyre industry experts rightfully view Michelin as one of the major technology leaders in the field,” Grub continued. “The company stands for innovation and sustainable mobility. And both of these keywords relate closely to the capabilities of modern, high-performance synthetic rubber, such as neodymium-polybutadiene rubber (Nd-BR). Lanxess is the only supplier to produce this critical rubber raw material in three global regions. Furthermore, Lanxess not only markets the material, it also works to advance it to an even higher level and, more importantly, to tailor it to the specific needs of demanding partners such as Michelin.”

Lanxess delivers products to Michelin from all six synthetic rubber sites it operates worldwide.