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LANXESS Corporation
Contact: Bridget McCourt, +1 412.809.1512LANXESS Corporation Strives to Bring the Best and Brightest from Around the World to Pittsburgh
Synopsis
LANXESS Corporation, a leader in specialty chemicals across the globe, has been proud to call Pittsburgh its North American headquarters' home since 2005 when it spun off from Bayer Corporation. Southwestern Pennsylvania offers LANXESS a number of invaluable resources that have helped evolve and expand its business. LANXESS has experienced first-hand the value that Pittsburgh brings to international companies, and it has aggressively worked to develop new talent in the region and encourage others to make Southwestern Pennsylvania their North American home.
Overview
LANXESS Corporation, a leader in specialty chemicals across the globe, has been proud to call Pittsburgh its North American headquarters' home since 2005 when it spun off from Bayer Corporation. Pittsburgh and the Southwestern Pennsylvania region have provided LANXESS with access to a number of invaluable resources that help to evolve and expand its business, including:
- Regional leaders and experts willing to support and participate in initiatives that grow the business of chemistry.
- Access to a skilled chemical workforce through a strong pipeline of new talent learning at any one of the region's 16 universities.
- Ample sites and buildings, many with rail and river access, ready to accommodate new facilities.
The executive leadership team at LANXESS has aggressively encouraged other global companies to make Southwestern Pennsylvania their North American home. In particular, LANXESS president and CEO Randy Dearth has made massive strides as a vocal leader and regional champion to help ensure that Pittsburgh is well-represented on the global scale and easily accessible to the rest of the world.
LANXESS recruitment programs strive to attract the best and brightest chemists from every region, including the local universities. In addition, the company helps foster the educational growth of potential chemists in the region from an early age through its Xplore Science with LANXESS Program, which brings science into elementary and middle schools allowing students to learn in a fun environment.
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