LANXESS was formed in India on July 1, 2004. However, as Bayer Chemicals, LANXESS has a long history in India spanning back to more than 100 years.

• Before 1888
  Sales and distribution of pigments through Ullmann Hirschhorn & Co., Bell Brandenburg & Co. and Graham & Co., Bombay.
  
  
• 1892
  Set-up of an agency, through J. Vernon, Bombay. Representation throughout India.
  
  
• 1896
  Founded Farbenfabriken Bayer & Co. Ltd., former Vernon agency.
  
  
• 1897
  Sales and distribution of Alizarin pigments through Kaba Gopaldas & Co.
  
  
• 1967
  Started Bayer Thane site.
  
  
• 1995
  Board member Dr. Walter Wenninger inaugurates the "Bayer House" in India.
  
  
• 1997
  After purchase of majority shares of the Indian ABS Industries Ltd., Bayer for the first time disposes off own plastics production in India.
  
  
• 2004
  LANXESS India Private Limited was incorporated on 20th February in the name and stlyle of Bayer Rubber Chemicals Private Limited. The name of the company was changed to LANXESS India Private Limited effective 30th June.
  
  
• 2005
  Bayer ABS Limited renamed as LANXESS ABS Limited in April.
  
  
• 2007
  LANXESS announce plans to build new Ion Exchange Resins plant in Jhagadia, Gujarat.
  
  
• 2008
  LANXESS announced cessation of Rubber Chemicals plant in Thane and its relocation to Jhagadia, Gujarat.
  
  
• 2009
  Relocation of technical centre to new location in Thane.
  LANXESS completed the acquisition of the chemical businesses and production assets of Indian company Gwalior Chemical Industries Ltd.
  
  
• 2010
  LANXESS commences production at the Rubber Chemicals plant in Jhagadia in March 2010.
  LANXESS commences operations at the ION Exchange Resins plant
  Production of steam and electricity commenced at the cogeneration plants at Nagda, Madhya Pradesh and Jhagadia, Gujarat.
  
  
• 2011
  LANXESS starts construction for new compounding facility for High Performance Materials plant in Jhagadia, Gujarat.
  LANXESS to relocate assets of manufacturing facility of Material Protection Products to Jhagadia.
  LANXESS to relocate assets of manufacturing facility of Rhein Chemie to Jhagadia.
  
  
• 2012
  LANXESS inaugurates Rhein Chemie and Material Protection Products production facilities at Jhagadia.
  LANXESS India moved to a new address in Thane.
  LANXESS inaugurates High Performance Materials production facility at Jhagadia.