Specialty chemicals company LANXESS has completed the expansion of its production capacity for sustainable light-color sulfur carriers by several kilotons. The project, with an investment volume in the double-digit millions, was completed at the Mannheim site in around two years as planned. The additional volumes will be available from 2024.

"Sustainability is becoming an increasingly important topic for our customers," says Neelanjan Banerjee, Head of the LANXESS Lubricant Additives Business (LAB). "With our sustainable light-color sulfur carriers, we have the right offering to meet customer needs and further expand our market position in Extreme Pressure additives".

LANXESS offers a broad range of Extreme Pressure additives under the brand names Additin EP and Scopeblue Additin EP. They are highly effective in reducing wear on metal surfaces and prevent cold welding. These additives are used in metalworking fluids, as well as greases, gear oils and slideway oils.

Most Additin EP are eco-friendly and are based on locally sourced, renewable raw materials such as rapeseed oil and its ester derivatives. Lanxess has labeled the variants that are based on more than 50 percent sustainable raw materials with its sustainability brand Scopeblue.