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About Lanxess
Its shares trade on XETRA under the ticker LXS.DE. It has been listed since 31 January 2005. In the fiscal year to 31 December 2025, it reported revenue of €5.67bn and a net loss of €577.0m. At that date it held total assets of €7.75bn and shareholders' equity of €3.50bn.
LANXESS AG is a holding company, which engages in the provision of specialty chemicals. The company is headquartered in Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen. The company went IPO on 2005-01-31. The company specializes in the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives, specialty chemicals and plastics. Its business activities are divided into four segments: Specialty Additives, responsible for manufacture of additives for the rubber and paint industries, among others; Advanced Intermediates, focused on the development of intermediates for the agricultural, plastics, chemicals, consumer goods, construction, tire and automotive industries, among others; Performance Chemicals, which offers material protection products, inorganic pigments, finishing agents for the leather industry and resins for water treatment, among others, and Engineering Materials, which produces technical plastics, glass fibers, fiber composites and elastomers on a urethane basis for application in the automotive, electronics and electrical engineering industries. The company operates around 60 production sites worldwide.
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Company facts
- Sector
- Materials
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Listed since
- 31 Jan 2005
- Employees
- 14,309
- Website
- lanxess.com/de-DE ↗
Leadership
Pay as last reported
- Dr. Rainier van RoesselIndependent Chairman of the Supervisory Board, since 2007€258,465
- Mr. Matthias ZachertChairman of the Management Board, Chief Executive Officer€4.6m
- Mr. Ralf SikorskiIndependent Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board - Employee Representative, since 2015€183,000
- Mr. Oliver StratmannChief Financial Officer, Member of the Management Board€1.0m
- Dr. Hubert FinkMember of the Management Board€2.0m
- Ms. Frederique van BaarleMember of the Management Board, Labour Director€1.3m
- Mr. Armando DenteIndependent Member of the Supervisory Board - Employee Representatives€141,500
- Mr. Sadik EmirogluIndependent Member of the Supervisory Board - Employee Representative€74,656
- Dr. Hans-Dieter GerrietsIndependent Member of the Supervisory Board - Employee Representative€141,500
- Dr. Heike HanagarthIndependent Member of the Supervisory Board€105,500
- Ms. Pamela KnappIndependent Member of the Supervisory Board€181,500
- Dr. Hans-Joachim MullerIndependent Member of the Supervisory Board€87,820
Environmental, social and governance
Scores out of 100, from our data supplier
- Overall
- 96
- Environment
- 99
- Social
- 99
- Governance
- 89
- Direct emissions (scope 1)
- 854,000 t
- Energy emissions (scope 2)
- 1,296,000 t
- Value chain emissions (scope 3)
- 10,372,000 t
- Women in the workforce
- 21.7%
- Carbon reduction policy
- Yes
- Human rights policy
- Yes
SWOT analysis
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Strengths
- Lanxess AG possesses several key strengths that contribute to its success and competitive advantage:
Weaknesses
- Despite its strengths, Lanxess AG also faces certain weaknesses that may hinder its growth and competitiveness:
Opportunities
- Lanxess AG can capitalize on the following opportunities to further expand its business and enhance market position:
Threats
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