Innovative Products for High-Performance Tires      

As a leading global supplier in the field of synthetic rubber and rubber chemicals, German specialty chemicals group LANXESS is leading the Asia Pacific tire industry into the future.  
    With increasing requirements for fuel economy, optimal safety and environmental compatibility, there is a marked trend towards high performance tires. The demand for products of this tire segment is growing at 9% per annum.
     LANXESS as a leader in innovative rubber technology and expertise offers many differentiated high-performance tire rubbers, including neodymium polybutadiene (Nd-BR), solution styrene-butadiene rubbers (SSBR), and new modified SSBR.  A good example is PBR4003, a new SSBR rubber for tire tread.  This innovative product improves the tire performance in terms of rolling resistance and abrasion resistance, thus significantly increasing the mileage of tires.
    LANXESS' specialty rubber chemical receives increasing attention throughout the industry, as it helps to shorten curing time, thus creating higher efficiency in tire manufacturing. LANXESS also has a leading global position with peptizing agents, which help the Asian Tire Industry to meet their requirements.