German specialty chemicals company LANXESS is participating in 9th PLASTIVISION INDIA 2013, taking place between Dec 12 - 16, 2013 at Bombay Exhibition Center, Goregaon. At the exhibition, LANXESS representatives will have the opportunity to engage with customers from the plastic and automotive industry. Here, the company will show its continued commitment to being a sustainably operating supplier of not only quality products but also providing good technical support, utilizing its expertise and offering high-end solutions to its stakeholders. 

 

At PLASTIVISION INDIA 2013, LANXESS' High Performance Materials (HPM) business unit is showcasing its Under-the-Hood applications along with products for Blow Molding, Hybrid Technology and Electronic & Electrical applications. Some of the  examples being  'all-plastic Front  End Module’ of Skoda Octavia , Daimler truck ‘Oil Pan' , Light-weight Air Bag Housing, Hybrid Pedal Module, Air Duct , LED-Lamps and Mini Circuit Breaker etc.

 "Thanks to our efficient production facilities and intensive product and application development processes, we are one of the prominent suppliers in our field. With our strong local technical expertise and our dedicated team, we are raising the bar of quality services for our stakeholders”, said Ms. SushmitaDatta, Head of Business Unit, High Performance Materials, LANXESS India.

 LANXESS' high performance plastics have embedded themselves in the automotive value chain, providing highly innovative engineered solutions to meet growing fuel economy, increased life cycle, increased safety, of an ever more demanding consumer market.The recently launched high-tech heat stabilizing systems from LANXESS namely, the XTS1 and XTS2 (Xtreme Temperature Stabilization) belong to the Durethan® polyamide product family. Their key feature is that they boost the continuous service temperatures from 180°C to 220°C.These grades were developed primarily to respond to the trend towards more efficient combustion engines where plastic parts are subjected to sharp increase in thermal stress under the vehicle engine hood. Today's engines are reducing in size and becoming more compact and efficient which is leading to lower fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

As a global leader in specialty chemicals, LANXESS is driving technology and developing innovative materials to help answer the challenges of tomorrow. With its range of high tech plastics, LANXESS develops solutions that are making vehicles lighter and safer under brands such as Durethan®, Pocan® and TEPEX®.

LANXESS' hybrid technology combines plastics with metals, which has already been implemented in several vehicle models worldwide. This technology thus constitutes intelligent lightweight construction with outstanding material properties, which reduces both consumption of fuel and CO2 emissions.

 The High Performance materials (HPM) business unit of LANXESS is one of the leading suppliers of high-tech plastics for the automotive and the non-automotive segment as well. LANXESS’ high tech plastics are used for various applications for e.g. power tools, electronics and electrical, white goods, farming and gardening, toys, construction, furniture railways etc. The business unit holds a global market position as one of the top companies with >€ 1b sales with around 1700 employees worldwide operating through 7 production facilities in Europe, USA, India, China and Brazil.