The groundbreaking of the new manufacturing site is expected in 2025, with operations commencing in 2026.
The manufacturing site will increase US-based Lubrizol’s local medical tubing volume five-fold, creating easier access to life-saving medical tubing in India and in markets around the world through export. High-quality medical tubing produced through the partnership will be used in neurovascular and cardiovascular medical applications, such as balloon catheters and minimally invasive procedure catheters.
The medical tubing will be produced with Lubrizol’s advanced medical-grade thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) along with other thermoplastic polymers, which offer biocompatibility and high performance while ensuring patient comfort. The new manufacturing facility will be ISO 13485 compliant, ensuring safe, high-quality medical tubing.
“India serves as a hub for Lubrizol’s innovation and growth, and our ongoing investment highlights our dedication to a local-for-local and local-for-global strategy in India,” said Rebecca Liebert, President and CEO, Lubrizol.
“This agreement brings precision manufacturing technology into India – a new business opportunity for the country to serve critical care markets in India and across the globe,” said Bhavana Bindra, Lubrizol’s managing director India, Middle East and Africa.Lubrizol has committed more than $350 million in Indian investments over the last year.This year, Lubrizol opened a Global Capability Center (GCC) in Pune and announced the purchase of a 120-acre plot land in Aurangabad to construct Lubrizol’s largest manufacturing facility in India and second largest globally to support the region’s growing transportation and industrial markets.
Just a year ago, Lubrizol broke ground in the first phase of a 100,000 metric-ton CPVC resin plant in Vilayat, Gujarat, India, the largest single-site capacity for CPVC resin production globally. This project is in response to rising CPVC demand for piping applications and clean drinking water in India, as well as neighboring countries. In addition, Lubrizol is doubling its CPVC compound manufacturing capacity at its Dahej, Gujarat, site to meet growing needs in the piping sector.
Polyhose, the Indian original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of fluid conveyance systems that includes pipes, hoses, and connectors that moves fluids from one place to another used in a variety of industries like aerospace, defense, industrial, construction and oil and gas, among others.
