Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Chromite from LANXESS brand new Cromtec

Quality needs a nam

Specialty chemicals group LANXESS markets now Chromitsande its quality for a wider range of industrial applications around the world under the new brand name Cromtec. "Through the integration of the supply chain from the mine to the end user under one roof, LANXESS offers quality Chromitsandprodukte with constant quality properties. We want to emphasize the introduction of the brand Cromtec "said Dr. Andreas Eickhoff, Head of Strategic Marketing emphasizes chromium at LANXESS.

Chromite from LANXESS, one of the world's largest producer of chrome ore for chemical applications comes exclusively from the company's own mine in Rustenburg, South Africa, and is characterized by a low content of secondary minerals. "The origin of our products has defined high level of quality that has just in the foundry industry crucial. The backward integration to the ore also gives customers maximum reliability of supply, "said Eickhoff.

Chromite is used among other things as a raw material for the production of chromium chemicals and alloys such as ferro-chrome. Due to its high heat resistance up to temperatures of 1,900 ° C, its good thermal conductivity and thermal expansion of the minimum it applies, among other things in the mold in the foundry industry.

For detailed information, the website provides lanxesschromite.com / en / home.

LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company, the 2011 had a turnover of EUR 8.8 billion and currently around 16,900 employees in 31 countries. The company is at present represented at 49 production sites worldwide. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing and marketing of plastics, rubber, intermediates and specialty chemicals. LANXESS is a member of the leading sustainable indices Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World and FTSE4Good.