Lanxess to optimise ion exchange resins facility at German site

Speciality chemicals firm, Lanxess, is investing “a seven-figure Euro amount” in its ion exchange resin production facility at its site in Leverkusen, Germany. The company is optimising its process technology and operating efficiency. The project is scheduled for completion in the first half of 2019.

“For our ion exchange resins business, we see great potential in numerous future-oriented industries. We intend to make even better use of this potential by optimising our technology,” said Mr. Rainier van Roessel, member of the Board of Management at Lanxess. “At the same time, with this investment, we are further strengthening the position of the Leverkusen site as the heart of our production operations in Germany.”

Demand for ion exchange resins is, for example, rising in the battery industry, driven in particular by the trend toward electromobility. The metals essential for battery cell production – lithium, nickel and cobalt – can be extracted by means of ion exchange resins.

In addition to Leverkusen, Lanxess produces ion exchange resins in Bitterfeld, Germany, and Jhagadia, India.