Sébastien Masson has been appointed managing director of specialty chemicals company Lanxess in Mexico with effect from March 1. Mr Masson who was previously chief financial officer of Lanxess, S.A. de C.V, will replace Mario Correa who has left the company by mutual agreement.

In Mexico, the German company has sites in Mexico City and Lerma, where it produces pigments, processing chemicals and auxiliaries for the plastics, textile, leather and clothing industries.