Lanxess ahead of schedule on earnings target
20/09/2012
It said its focus on premium products focused on megatrends, flexible asset and cost management, a global reach with emphasis on emerging markets, innovation and technology, and an entrepreneurial and performance-oriented business culture was helping it to grow more quickly than it had hoped.
Part of its premium products focus has meant turning business down if it cannot secure what it regards as an appropriate price for its products. It said this has allowed it to pass on EUR 1.8 billion in raw materials and energy costs in the last two-and-a-half years.