LANXESS, a specialty chemical company boasting three sites in Union County, made good last week on a five-year commitment to provide a cumulative $250,000 in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education funding to local school districts with a fifth round of grants that totaled out to $50,000.
“All of us at LANXESS have thoroughly enjoyed seeing the creative projects that have come out of this grant program over the past five years,” Mark Day, public relations and land manager for LANXESS, said in a press release. “Schools and teachers have been challenged over the last year, but we are grateful for their commitments and perseverance to developing these programs that keep students engaged in the STEM fields.”
LANXESS first began operations in El Dorado in 2016, after acquiring the Chemtura plant in September of that year. At a grand opening event in…