Many of the world's leading tire producers and other innovative sectors rely on our experience and quality in the areas of poly-butadiene and styrene butadiene rubber.
 

Performance Butadiene Rubbers

The Performance Butadiene Rubbers Business Unit of LANXESS is one of the world's major manufacturers of the specialty rubbers polybutadiene (PBR) and solution-styrene polybutadiene (SSBR). The rubbers we produce are sold under the trade names Buna® (CB,VSL,SL, BL) and Taktene®.

Polybutadiene rubber accounts for 24.5 % of the world's production of synthetic rubber. Approximately 70 % of total production is used in tire compounds, with another 20 % being used for modifying plastics (HIPS). With our product portfolio, we are able to offer our customers specialized solutions in both markets.

Besides neodymium and cobalt products, our product range also includes lithium-catalyzed polybutadiene. With three production sites located in Dormagen (Germany), Port Jérôme (France) and Orange (USA), we are well positioned to serve our customers worldwide.

With an innovative product portfolio and efficient links between marketing, production and research, we are able to provide products of a consistently high level of quality for our customers. We also consider reliable delivery and dependable performance to be the cornerstones of a long and successful working relationship with our customers.