About us

 

Reliable, competent supply source for chemicals


The Business Unit Basic Chemicals is one of the leading suppliers of basic chemicals worldwide. Our comprehensive product portfolio and our longterm production expertise combine to make us a proven partner for our customers in almost all industries.
The business unit now holds strong market positions in all product lines. Our success is based on dedicated customer focus and strict market orientation resulting in the ability to pinpoint market trends and identify business opportunities at an early stage.We attach particular importance to high quality and delivery reliability for our customers.

Partnership, trust and contentment are not just keywords for us. The continuous improvement of the relationship with our partners is a vital part of our business philosophy. Regular execution of customer satisfaction analyses is just one of many other methods to fulfill this claim.

Main products and brand names
Aromatic compounds form the core of the product range. Chlorobenzenes, chlorotoluenes, nitrotoluenes together with their derivates such as nitrochlorobenzenes, cresols, toluidines and monoisocyanates are manufactured within an integrated cluster of compound production plants. Furthermore benzyl products are manufactured in two dedicated production plants starting from toluene.

The Business Unit Basic Chemicals is also a leading manufacturer of amines, oxidation products such as phthalic anhydride and maleic anhydride, polyols such as trimethylol propane and hexanediol, hydrofluoric acid and sulfuric acid, thionyl chloride, sulfuryl chloride, hydrazine hydrate and calcium sulfate (anhydrite binder) which is used as a bonding agent in floor paving.

The main brands are:
Baynox® and Baynox® Plus increase shelf life of biodiesel by preventing premature oxidation of unsaturated fatty acid esters

Bayowet® fluoro tensides for the galvanization industry (Bayowet® FT 248),
flame-retardant for polymers (Bayowet ®C4)

Diphyl® organic heat transfer fluids

Vulkanox® (BHT, BKF) antioxidants for the stabilization of organic compounds prior to oxidation. Applications: elastomers, latices, polyetherpolyoles, mineral oils, fuel, adhesives, paint, printing inks, aliphatic and cyclic ether, vegetable oils and plastics


Locations:
Brunsbüttel, Dormagen, Krefeld-Uerdingen, Leverkusen (all in Germany); Baytown (USA), Weifang (China), Liyang (China), Nagda (India)

Main Applications:
Agriculture, cosmetics/flavor&fragrances, polymers, pigments/dyes, paints, transportation/lubricants, construction 
 

 Additional information at:

_Basic Chemicals (http://www.basic.lanxess.de/)
_Anhydrit (http://www.anhydrit.de/)
_Baynox (http://www.baynox.de/)
_Diphyl (http://www.diphyl.de/)