LANXESS Sees Recovery Only in Late 2026

24 Mar 2026 CW Team

LANXESS recently reported a challenging fiscal year 2025, impacted by weak demand across industries and continued geopolitical uncertainty. Revenue declined by 10.9 per cent to EUR 5.673 billion, while EBITDA pre-exceptionals fell by 16.9 per cent to EUR 510 million. The EBITDA margin stood at 9.0 per cent, compared to 9.6 per cent in the previous year.

The decline was driven by lower sales volumes, pricing pressure, and reduced selling prices due to softer raw material costs. The absence of earnings from the divested Urethane Systems business and adverse currency movements further affected performance.

The company expects business recovery only in the second half of 2026 at the earliest, with full-year EBITDA pre-exceptionals projected between EUR 450 million and EUR 550 million.

To improve profitability, LANXESS has initiated additional cost-saving measures targeting permanent annual savings of around EUR 100 million by 2028, including workforce reductions and administrative restructuring. Combined with earlier initiatives, total structural savings are expected to reach approximately EUR 150 million.

The company has also reduced its net financial debt by 15.0 per cent to EUR 2.023 billion, supported by proceeds from asset divestments.

Across segments, performance remained under pressure, with declines in revenue and earnings in Specialty Additives and Advanced Intermediates, while Consumer Protection maintained stable EBITDA supported by cost efficiencies."

Resources

13 Apr 2026

Jyoti Structures wins three CIDC Vishwakarma Awards

Jyoti Structures has received three awards at the 17th CIDC Vishwakarma Awards 2026, organised by the Construction Industry Development Council, recognising excellence across project execution, workforce and leadership.The company was honoured under Category G (Best Construction Projects) for the 400/220 kV D/C Goa–Tamnar Transmission Project in Goa, following a multi-stage evaluation covering performance, safety and quality benchmarks.In Category E2 (Artisans & Supervisors), four members from JSL’s site team working on the Torrent project were recognised, reflecting consistency in sit..

Premier Energies Secures Rs 25,770 mn Orders In Q4

Premier Energies Limited has received orders aggregating to Rs 25,770 million (mn) in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026 for the supply of 1,600 megawatt (MW) solar cells and modules. Execution of these orders is scheduled across fiscal year 2027 and fiscal year 2028 and the contracts have been secured from a mix of domestic independent power producers, module manufacturers and engineering, procurement and construction contractors in India. Capacity increases support the order book, with cell capacity expected to reach 10.6 gigawatt (GW) by September 2026 and module manufacturing capacity ..

Steel Exchange India Reports Rs 280 mn Debt Repayment

Steel Exchange India Limited (SEIL), one of the leading integrated steel manufacturers in South India and the maker of SIMHADRI TMT, has reported the repayment of Rs 280 mn of debt over the last two quarters. The company informed exchanges under listing regulations that the repayment was part of scheduled deleveraging measures aimed at strengthening the balance sheet. The update followed credit facilities that were taken in September 2025 to support operations and growth initiatives. During the period October 2025 to March 2026 a partial redemption was executed with Rs 214.3 mn directed toward..