LEVERKUSEN, Germany (July 17, 2008) — Lanxess A.G. said it has opened a rubber research center in Qingdao, Shandgong Province, in cooperation with Qingdao's University of Science and Technology.
The center, located within the university's vicinity, is jointly operated by the Lanxess Technical Rubber Products, Butyl Rubber and Performance Butadiene Rubbers business units. It cost $16 million. It will cover functions ranging from fundamental research involving the development of new products and techniques, to technical customer support and preparing the commercialization of future inventions, said Juergen Gunther, head of the business line specialties for Lanxess' technical rubber products business.