Recently, ARLANXEO’s Rubber Technology Center (RTC) has passed the expert evaluation of China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment(CNAS) in November 2017 and obtained Laboratory Accreditation Certificate issued by CNAS in January 2018 (Registration No. CNAS L10612).
On December 15, 2016, ARLANXEO opened its state-of-the-art Rubber Technology Centre (RTC) in Changzhou, China. With the most advanced analytical testing capabilities to date, the RTC is located within the premises of ARLANXEO’s state-of-the-art EPDM plant, and is one of ARLANXEO's global rubber testing centers.
In fact, with the RTC, ARLANXEO now offers the most comprehensive rubber laboratory in China as it is capable of testing and mixing a great variety of rubber products.
About ARLANXEO
ARLANXEO is among the world-leading synthetic rubber companies with sales of around EUR 2.8 billion in 2015, about 3,800 employees and a presence at 20 production sites in nine countries. The company’s core business is the development, manufacturing and marketing of high-performance rubber for use in, for example, the automotive and tire industries, the construction industry, and the oil and gas industries. ARLANXEO was established in April 2016 as a joint venture of LANXESS and Saudi Aramco.
ARLANXEO China was established in August 2016. The EPDM plant in Changzhou, China has a nameplate capacity of 160,000 metric tons per year and commenced operations in 2015.