India, Oct. 15 -- Specialty chemicals company LANXESS has inaugurated its new plant in Changzhou, China. The compounding facility produces Durethan- and Pocan-branded high-tech plastics, especially for the automotive sector and the electrical and electronics industry.

"This facility was built to address several strategically vital markets," said Hubert Fink, Member of the LANXESS Board of Management. "In the automotive industry, lightweight materials become ever more important in new mobility. At the same time, the electrical & electronics sector sees an increasing need for best-in-class flame retardant, easy flow and easily processable grades."

"With the new plant, we are responding to the trend towards the increased use of lightweight...