LEVERKUSEN, Germany (June 27) — Lanxess A.G.´s technical rubber products business unit is going to "slightly" expand production of carboxylated-nitrile-butadiene-rubber in La Wantzenau, France.
The product — used heavily in the fluid power, oil and gas industries for its resistance to oils — is supplied in solid bale form, according to Lanxess.
The changes will be implemented in the near future because of the flexibility of the plant and the NBR portfolio itself, said Lanxess Product Manager Olaf Isenberg-Schulz. A spokesman declined to reveal the capacity of the increase, but confirmed that X-NBR production is only a small percentage of Lanxess´ total NBR production.