Lanxess expands polychloroprene solid rubber capacity in Germany

摘要

German chemicals and rubber major, Lanxess has completed the expansion of its 'Baypren' polychloroprene solid rubber production operations in Dorma-gen. The new production line uses an innovative dry finishing production technology developed, tested and taken to the market-ready stage by Lanxess specifically for this purpose. The technology reduces the number of production steps and conserves resources when manufacturing the synthetic rubber, among other things by dehydrating the rubber in a special extrusion device. This means far less water is required, which also reduces the amount of wastewater generated. The natural gas previously needed to dry the rubber is no longer necessary either, so less waste air is produced.