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<p>LANXESS Does Its Part, Both in Big Ways and Small Ways</p>
<p>Reduce. Re-use. Recycle. These words are officially part of our collective lexicon,
encouraging individuals to take action in protecting our environment and conserving our
natural resources. Imagine the impact possible when large companies put a focus on
environmental sustainability. For a company like LANXESS Corporation, efforts to
reduce, re-use and recycle, large or small, can yield significant results.</p>
<p>One major way the Findlay township-based company contributes to environmental
protection is by engaging its chemical expertise to design and develop products that help
consumers reduce fuel consumption and emissions. LANXESS's patented plastic/metal
hybrid technology for automobiles significantly reduces a vehicle's weight, thereby
improving fuel economy. This technology not only makes vehicles lighter, it also
improves their structural strength and component integration, increases cost efficiencies,
and creates greater design flexibility.</p>
<p>The rolling friction of tires also directly relates to fuel consumption; in fact, calculations
made by a leading tire manufacturer show that the rolling friction of a vehicle's tire
consumes an average of 25 percent of the fuel it uses, and a 30 percent reduction in
rolling friction yields fuel savings of about eight percent. LANXESS offers a solution
styrene butadiene rubber (SSBR) for tire treads that reduces rolling friction and can cut
fuel consumption, compared to conventional tires.</p>
<p>LANXESS is also working with leading auto makers to develop a new generation of ion
exchange resins for fuel cell vehicles. Because these ion exchange resins can
withstand intense heat, their use can significantly lengthen the service life of fuel cells,
making it easier and more practical for fuel cells to power vehicles.</p>
<p>LANXESS's contributions to environmental protection go farther than their innovative
products. The company is also doing its part from within, by investing in initiatives for
greener manufacturing processes at its plant sites. At its Orange, Texas manufacturing
facility, the company developed an initiative to recycle solvent from two different waste
streams by shipping it to a company that will distill, separate, and use the materials as
an additive for industrial-grade gasoline and diesel. This project has the potential to
reduce waste by 2 million pounds and reduce the plant's Annual Toxics Release
Inventory by 52 percent.</p>
<p>Its Chardon, Ohio site has started recycling its waste oil by shipping it to other users for
re-use. This project alone will reduce the amount of oil disposed of in landfills by 3,000
gallons per year. The site has also replaced its current lighting system with new
fluorescent fixtures that greatly reduce energy consumption, and has replaced waterheated
and cooled machines with new ones that save 200,000 gallons of water per
month.</p>
<p>While these large initiatives contribute in a major way to reducing the world's collective
environmental footprint, LANXESS does not discount other ways to do its part on a
smaller scale. At its Pittsburgh headquarters site, measures have been taken to make it
easy for office employees to recycle. The company has provided every employee with a
paper recycling bin to keep at their desk to encourage them to recycle unwanted papers
rather than tossing them in the trash. There are also bins in the kitchen areas of each
floor for recycling cans, glass and plastic bottles.</p>
<p>LANXESS has also stopped printing and mailing pay stubs to employees who utilize
direct deposit. Its electronic payroll system conserves paper, reduces costs and better
protects employee privacy.</p>
<p>As a way to encourage driving less, the company recently began bringing outside
vendors into the building to serve a hot lunch several days a week. If this can save just
20 people from getting in their cars and driving a few miles at lunchtime, it can still help
to significantly save fuel and reduce emissions.</p>
<p>Whether it's major initiatives such as developing scientific breakthroughs and investing
millions to improve manufacturing processes, or minor ones such as helping employees
recycle, large companies have the potential to make a huge impact to aid the cause of
environmental protection and sustainability. LANXESS Corporation is an example of a
company exploring both the major and minor ways to make a big difference.</p>
<h3>About LANXESS</h3>
<p>LANXESS is a leader in specialty chemicals with 2007 sales of EUR 6.61 billion and
around 15,200 employees in 21 countries. The company is represented at 41 production
sites worldwide. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacture and
sale of specialty chemicals, plastics, rubber and intermediates.</p>
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