The MPP business unit has production facilities in China and India. It recently expanded its plant in India, so as to more than double the plant's monthly production capacity. The business unit also operates two microbiology testing laboratories in Singapore and China.The laboratories work closely with customers to eliminate potential sources of contamination by microorganisms in their production process. Another important technical service offered by LANXESS is to ensure compliance with increasingly stricter regulatory requirements on the use of biocides.
LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of EUR 6.58 billion in 2008 and currently 14,335 employees in 23 countries. The company is represented at 46 production sites worldwide. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing and marketing of plastics, rubber, intermediates and specialty chemicals.