LANXESS AG is a Germany-based company engaged in the chemicals sector. The Comapny specializes in the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives, specialty chemicals, plastics, and consumer protection products. Its business activities are divided into following segments: Specialty Additives, Advanced Industrial Intermediates and Consumer Protection and All other segments. Specialty Additives, responsible for manufacture of additives for the rubber and paint industries; Advanced Industrial Intermediates, focused on the development of intermediates for the agricultural, plastics, chemicals, consumer goods, construction, tire and automotive industries; Consumer Protection, offers material protection products, inorganic pigments, finishing agents for the leather industry and resins for water treatment, among others, and Engineering Materials, which produces technical plastics, glass fibers, automotive applications, electronics and electrical industries.