Zinc oxide is incredibly versatile. The speciality chemical plays a crucial role in the manufacture of many everyday products. For example, it is an important processing aid in the rubber processing industry, for exterior coatings, and in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries. Thanks to their high level of activity, LANXESS zinc oxide products are effective catalysts in the sulfur crosslinking of rubber components, such as conveyor belts or hoses. In addition, they provide excellent UV protection in the formulation of sunscreen products and skin creams. The specially developed zinc oxide versions of these products are particularly kind to the skin due to their neutral pH value and have antiseptic properties.
A product with a proud tradition
LANXESS zinc oxides have an interesting past. Established more than 80 years ago at the Krefeld-Uerdingen Chemical Park, the plant narrowly avoided closure in the early 1990s. Fortunately, it didn’t come to that. Important customers in the rubber industry were reliant on a supply of zinc oxide, and so production in the plant continued. Thanks to its diverse properties, zinc oxide is currently enjoying an impressive resurgence. One of the reasons behind this is the specially tailored products that LANXESS’s chemists have been developing in recent years for use in an increasing range of new applications.
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