Thane (Mumbai) April 2015 - LANXESS India Private Limited, a subsidiary of leading global specialty chemicals company LANXESS, is continuing its association with Teach For India (TFI) as a part of its pledged five year commitment to support the not-for-profit organization's efforts towards providing quality education to children. The company has committed a sum of EUR 75000 (approx INR 53 lakh) per year for projects in India for the period 2014-2018.

Dr Jacques Perez, Managing Director and Country Representative, LANXESS India Pvt Ltd handed over the cheque to Ms Gayatri Lobo, Chief Operating Officer, Teach For India (TFI) at LANXESS House in Thane. LANXESS has been contributing to TFI since 2010, starting with a sum of EUR 50,000 per year. LANXESS has supported 50 TFI fellows (trained teachers on a 2 year full time paid commitment) and around 1,820 students directly so far.