The Lubrizol Corporation has announced the groundbreaking for the new TempRite chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) compounding plant at Dahej in Gujarat. The ceremony held on April 4 was attended by Mr. Eric Schnur, president of Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Mr. John Nunnari, global general manager of TempRite Engineered Polymers, Mr. Timothy Madden, managing director of Lubrizol Advanced Materials, South Asia, and members of the Lubrizol India management team.
Construction of this plant is an integral component of the company’s previously announced $400 million global expansion of its resin and compounding manufacturing capacity.
Further solidifying its commitment to the Indian market, investment in this new plant marks Lubrizol as the first major global producer of CPVC to establish operations in India. The estimated investment in the new plant is more than $50 million, and it will have the capacity to produce approximately 55,000 metric tons of compounds annually.
The plant will be strategically located in the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC), which is one of the largest chemical parks in the country. Many of the raw materials required for Lubrizol’s specialty chemical product portfolio are produced in GIDC. The plant is very close to excellent infrastructure and is well-positioned geographically to serve the growing Indian market as well as support the emerging growth of the TempRite CPVC business in South Asia, the Middle East and East Africa.
“Our investment in India is a major step forward for our customers based in the region,” explains Manoj Dhar, head of TempRite Engineered Polymers in South Asia. “With the projected growth of our FlowGuard hot and cold plumbing system products, this plant will be instrumental in enabling us to better meet the growing demands in the market.”
“Lubrizol remains committed to supplying our customers and manufacturing partners with quality piping solution products for their continued global growth,” states John Nunnari, global general manager of TempRite Engineered Polymers. “Utilizing the most advanced compounding technology developed in the US, the India compounding plant is expected to provide us with a strong, reliable manufacturing base for India and other nearby markets.”
Lubrizol is recognized as a global leader in reliability, quality and providing innovative solutions for its customers’ high-performance application needs. It remains committed to ongoing investment in its CPVC capabilities that support future growth. The company is dedicated to providing its customers with the highest quality piping product by using only the best raw materials and by strictly managing the resin and compound manufacturing processes.
Lubrizol’s advanced polymer technology delivers exceptional performance for the plumbing, fire sprinkler, industrial and other building and construction-related applications. The combination of Lubrizol’s industry leading position in key global markets and its planned capacity expansion allows the company to better support its customers’ growth with its FlowGuard, BlazeMaster, Corzan and TempRite brands.