LANXESS's first phosphate ester flame-resistant hydraulic fluid production line in China was successfully put into trial operation

In July this year, specialty chemicals company LANXESS successfully commissioned a phosphate ester fire-resistant hydraulic fluid production line at its Nantong site in China, the first production line
of its kind in Asia.
At present, the first batch of domestic products have successfully passed the Sino-British double QC certification
.

Liu Yuhang, Head of LANXESS' Lubricant Addition Business Unit Asia Pacific, said: "China is the largest regional market for our business in the Asia-Pacific region, and customers are very
vocal about local production.
The new production line will not only greatly shorten our local response time and meet the increasing demand of the Chinese market, but will also further improve the stability
of the regional supply chain.
”

Meet the needs of local customers

In the past ten years, the market size of China's hydraulic industry has continued to grow
.
With the new production line, LANXESS will tailor phosphate ester flame-resistant hydraulic fluid products to meet the most stringent specifications and performance standards for Chinese customers, and serve customers
in other parts of the Asia-Pacific region and around the world.

The Reolube® Turbofluid series produced by LANXESS Nantong is a phosphate-ester flame-resistant hydraulic fluid mainly for the power industry
.
It has good oxidation stability, air release and demulsibility, and is suitable for electro-hydraulic regulation and control systems of steam turbines, as well as various systems
using high-precision servo valves.
Compared to other fire-resistant hydraulic fluids, this product has a very high flash, ignition and spontaneous ignition point, and can be used as a fireproof lubricant in
steam and gas turbines in various power plants.

This phosphate ester flame-resistant hydraulic fluid not only meets or exceeds the requirements of major original equipment manufacturers in the industry, but also meets the more stringent DL/T571-2014 standards for China's power industry, as well as the requirements of ISO standards 12922 and ASTM4293 for HFDR type fire-resistant hydraulic
fluids.

Improve the stability of regional supply chains

Wang Jing, General Manager of LANXESS Nantong Production Base, said: "The new production line is the largest investment in Nantong since LANXESS acquired Chemtura, underlines LANXESS's confidence in building a sustainable base in Nantong, serving local customers, and will greatly enhance LANXESS's regional supply capabilities
in China and the Asia-Pacific region.
”

LANXESS Nantong plant is located in Nantong Economic Development Zone, covering an area of more than 100,000 square meters, mainly producing polyurethane products and lubricant products
.
In 2021, LANXESS Nantong plant was successfully shortlisted for the list of green factories released by the Jiangsu Provincial Department of
Industry and Information Technology.
The newly built production line adopts intelligent production, which meets the highest standards
in terms of safety, equipment energy saving, water consumption, emission reduction and hygiene.

Reolube® was a brand of Chemtura Corporation of the United States, which was formed
in 2005 by the merger of Compton and Great Lakes Chemical Company.
With the completion of LANXESS's acquisition of Chemtura in 2017, lubricant additives such as Reolube® were integrated into LANXESS's lubricant additives business unit, making LANXESS one of the leading suppliers of
lubricant additives and specialty lubricants.