LANXESS, a leading speciality chemicals company, has inaugurated a new blending plant at its chemicals manufacturing site in Jhagadia, Gujarat. As part of the first phase of development, the facility will manufacture speciality lubricant additives.
Designed to serve both domestic and international markets, the facility will primarily cater to customers across India, West Asia and other key global markets. The facility has been developed with a strong focus on energy efficiency and responsible environmental practices.
Dr Hubert Fink, Member of the Board of Management at LANXESS AG, said India stands at the forefront of global economic growth, offering significant opportunities across industries.
The company is committed to deepen its presence and invest in India’s future, aligning LANXESS’ long-term strategy with the nation’s dynamic potential, he added.
LANXESS’ lubricant additives business continues to scale its capabilities in India, building closer alignment between global strategy and local execution. The new facility is intended to support consistent delivery, faster response and stronger technical collaboration with customers as demand evolves.
Neelanjan Banerjee, Senior Vice-President and Global Head of the Business Unit Lubricant Additives, LANXESS said India is the third largest lubricants market in the world and a key growth region for the company.
To participate in the key Indian market, the company set up an Application Technology Centre and has now commissioned the new production site in India, he added.
The facility strengthens the company’s ability to reliably serve customers across India, West Asia and other markets with high-quality, innovative lubricant additive solutions, with a local-for-local approach, he said.
The company also signed an MoU with bringing its cutting-edge technologies to the Indian market. In addition, LANXESS has started third-party manufacturing activities for the business unit Lubricant Additives in India.
With this new facility, LANXESS reaffirms its long-term commitment to India as a strategic growth engine and to delivering world-class chemistries that power mobility and industrial applications worldwide, the company said.