Dear Colleagues,

The team that won the 2025 Innovation Award did something truly remarkable: they progressed from the initial idea to a finished product in only ten months! During the photo shoot immediately following the award ceremony at the LANXESS Tower in Cologne, our colleagues from the LPT business unit told us how they achieved this together (see page 6) – and it wouldn’t have been a celebratory photo shoot without a confetti shower, of course. In addition to the winning team, in this issue you’ll also learn more about the two other teams that made it to the final round, of course (see page 8). We’d like to express our sincere congratulations for these impressive achievements, which are sure to open up many new market opportunities for our group. During the project presentations, two things clearly stood out: our experts’ passion for their topics, and their strong drive to propel the company forward with innovative products and business models. 

This spirit has undoubtedly inspired many other colleagues to look at things from new perspectives and seek innovative solutions. So let’s make sure this positive energy continues to flow through all areas of the organization. If we do, I’m certain we’ll be able to report on many more creative ideas in the coming months.

We hope you enjoy reading this issue as much as we enjoyed putting it together for you!

Best regards,

Mirka Stein,

Head of Internal Relations