Rubber Chemicals Plant in Tongling

 
This plant is a joint venture with local partners Anhui Tong Feng Electronics and Tongling Xinda. The plant started production in August 2007 and had its first commercial sale in September 2007.  It is located in the city of Tongling, which is near the Yangtze River in the province of Anhui, about 500 km to the west of Shanghai.  

At the plant the antioxidant Vulkanox® 4020 (6PPD,N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N’-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine) is produced. LANXESS, with its partners, is the first foreign company to manufacture 6PPD in China. LANXESS already produces this important rubber chemical in Europe, India and the United States.  

The staining antioxidant 6PPD is commonly used all over the world to protect rubber compounds from material fatigue. It is also an effective anti-ozonant to counter the oxidative destruction of rubber. The antioxidant is required when processing typical tire materials such as natural rubber, isoprene, butadiene and styrene rubber. It is used in the production of a wide variety of rubber articles, ranging from tires and rubber shoes to heavy-duty technical goods such as conveyor belts, spring elements, hoses, belts and elastic connections.