The Jinshan facility of the Inorganic Pigments business unit opened in 2007 and is another shining example of environmentally friendly production. The iron oxide plant is one of the first in China with an ultra-modern wastewater plant that is directly linked to the industrial water treatment facility. LANXESS saved over 30 percent in energy costs in 2007 thanks to this innovative technology. The specialty chemicals company also saved 1,000 to 1,500 cubic meters of water each month by recycling the cooling water.