LANXESS launches contest of socioenvironmental projects in Cabo de Santo Agostinho (RE) and Porto Feliz (SP)

From 21 to 25 May in Cabo de Santo Agostinho (PE) and Porto Feliz (SP), LANXESS - one of the leading players in the worldwide chemical industry - will launch the 5th edition of Green Cycle (www.concursocicloverde.com.br), a contest of socioenviromental projects open to communities, individuals, educational institutions and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

Green Cycle Contest aims to select ideas and/or projects offering sustainable solutions to solve socioenvironmental problems related to climate protection, water, energy, environmental education, separate collection, biodiversity and urban mobility in the communities where LANXESS operates.

In addition to providing financial resources for the implementation of the best ideas, Green Cycle has an educational nature, which offers technical support to selected projects through workshops on sociolenvironmental projects management and fortnightly monitoring for a year, conducted by a specialized consultancy.

From May 21 to July 15, LANXESS will receive ideas and/or socioenvironmental projects to be carried out within the limits of the cities of Cabo de Santo Agostinho and Porto Feliz. Contestants may submit up to three projects with a maximum value of R$ 10,000.00 (ten thousand reais). A panel of judges selected by LANXESS will select the best projects to be put into practice with the participants. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony, which will take place in August (date to be confirmed).

LANXESS has a commitment to develop sustainable solutions that help address global challenges related to urbanization, mobility, agriculture and water. The company is focused on issues related to sustainability, environmental protection and social development, and has the purpose of integrating economic, ecological and social aspects in its corporate strategy.
 
About LANXESS:
 
LANXESS (www.lanxess.com.br) is a leader in specialty chemicals with sales volume of 8 billion euros in 2014. It currently has about 16,600 employees distributed in 29 countries. The company is represented at 52 production facilities around the world. LANXESS' core business is the development, production and sale of specialty chemicals, plastics, rubber and intermediates.

LANXESS is a member company of Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI World e DJSI Europe) and FTSE4Good.

In Brazil, LANXESS is represented through its 10 business units, has approximately 1,000 employees, five production facilities, laboratories and offices, distributed by the cities of São Paulo and Porto Feliz (SP), São Leopoldo and Triunfo (RS) Duque de Caxias (RJ) and Cabo de Santo Agostinho (PE).
 
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Press release:
Fernanda Arantes
fernanda.arantes@virta.inf.br
55 11 3083-1242