Verband der Chemischen Industrie Landesverband Rheinland-Pfalz e. V.

LANXESS wins Responsible Care competition 2019 of German Chemical Industry Association (VCI)

Specialty chemicals company LANXESS received on September 26 the first prize in the nationwide Responsible Care competition from the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI). The company submitted the project “Resource-efficient manufacturing of leather chemicals” (ReeL). Responsible Care ... more

The chemical industry needs better framework conditions for solid growth

Business is not going smoothly in Germany’s third largest industry. Production in the chemical-pharmaceutical industry stagnated in the 1st half 2016. Sales fell clearly, as compared with the previous year: With another drop in producer prices, sales of this industry declined by 3.5 percent ... more

Difficult year for the German chemical industry

There is light and shadow in the business developments 2015 of the German chemical-pharmaceutical industry. Production grew slightly, but sales stagnated due to once again falling producer prices. Overseas exports rose noticeably, especially because of the weaker euro to the US dollar. By c ... more