January - Magellan Award for outstanding communication campaigns

January - Merit Certificate at the Global CSR Summit Awards

February - Best Stall Award at Asia’s largest Rubber Expo - India Rubber Expo

March – The “Safe Producing and Integrity Enterprise in Jiangsu Province" Award by the Safe Production Committee in Jiangsu Province

March – The “Outstanding Wuxi Company in Implementing Social Responsibility” Award by the Wuxi Municipal Social Responsibility Committee

May - LANXESS Singapore supported Earth Hour 2009 and has now been recognized by WWF

July - The prestigious Udyog Rattan Award and Excellence Award go to LANXESS India

August - LANXESS China Wins "Green Company" Award

December -  LANXESS India receives Award for Water Resource Management from Indian Chemical Council