LANXESS now managing its global business from Cologne

Relocation of Group headquarters from Leverkusen to the LANXESS Tower in Cologne successfully completed

04-Sep-2013 - Germany

LANXESS AG has successfully completed the move of its Group headquarters from Leverkusen to Cologne. With its approximately 1,000 employees, it now occupies the LANXESS Tower at Kennedyplatz 1 in the district of Deutz. The specialty chemicals company will now manage its global business from Cologne. The new Group headquarters unites all of the company’s central management functions under one roof for the first time.

“The move has made us more efficient,” said Axel C. Heitmann, Chairman of the Board of Management of LANXESS AG, at the official inauguration ceremony today, Tuesday, September 3. “Particularly against the backdrop of our current situation, the concentration of our forces in the LANXESS Tower is incredibly important. We intend to carry on with our success story and the new headquarters will certainly play its part.”

“Not only is the building equipped with modern technology, it also represents sustainable and responsible architecture,” said Heitmann. He added that Cologne also has an infrastructure unique in North Rhine-Westphalia with excellent transport connections. Furthermore, the city is a renowned academic and research center, making it a magnet for top talent. “We are very comfortable here. The new site and the LANXESS Tower will have a positive effect on our corporate culture.”

Construction work on the LANXESS Tower and the Rheinetagen began on March 1, 2010. By the time it was completed, 50,000 metric tons of concrete and other mineral demolition waste had been removed from the site. At peak times, more than 400 workers were busy at the construction site. The first stage involved removing a basement building that previously connected the two office blocks and was used as a garage and access route. The demolition work detached the two office buildings, which are now separated by a public square, Kennedyplatz, with views of the neighboring abbey and, on the other side of the Rhine, Cologne Cathedral. Both buildings have been completely gutted and redesigned from the ground up. The 2,500 glazing elements in the LANXESS Tower’s seamless, transparent facade provide open views in every direction.

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