Ashland JV opens manufacturing and packaging plant in Mumbai, India

6:57 AM, 11th May 2013

Ashland JV opens manufacturing and packaging plant in Mumbai, India

PUNE, INDIA: Valvoline Cummins Limited, a joint venture between Ashland Inc and Cummins India Limited, recently announced the opening of a new manufacturing and packaging plant in the Ambernath Industrial Area, near Mumbai. The new facility will produce Valvoline automotive lubricants for the consumer, industrial and heavy-duty markets.

Built on 10 acre, the new $30 million plant expands the Valvoline brand’s in-house production capabilities. It will also assist in the brand’s ability to deliver fast, localized technical services to customers in India, South Asia and other nearby countries. Initial production capacity of the plant is 120 million litre per year with future capacity of 150 million litre. “Western India is a manufacturing hub that has the largest consumption of industrial lubricants among all regions,” said Sam Mitchell, President, Ashland Consumer Markets.

0 Comments

Your Comments (Up to 2000 characters)

Please respect our community and the integrity of its participants. WOC reserves the right to moderate and approve your comment.

Submit

LUDWIGSHAFEN, GERMANY/SAN DIEGO, US: BASF plans to begin production of 1,4-butanediol based on renewable feedstock (renewable BDO) using the patented ...

Very serious ammonia leak outside ISS, spacewalk may be needed to fix the leak

MOSCOW, RUSSIA: Russian and US space experts were scrambling to address a ‘very serious’ ammonia leak outside the International Space St ...

Bubbles in fizzy drinks, a work of chemistry

SINGAPORE: All of us love to have a chill drink when thirsty, especially one with little fizz. A carbonated beverage, such as cola or beer, wi ...

GS bioE to use OriginOil’s algae harvesting technology

LOS ANGELES/WOODBINE, US: OriginOil Inc, the developer of a breakthrough water extraction process for the oil & gas and algae industries, and Ga ...

Coumarin present in cinnamon causes liver damage

WASHINGTON DC, US: Many kinds of cinnamon, cinnamon-flavoured foods, beverages and food supplements in the United States use a form of the spice that ...

AkzoNobel, Solazyme JV for advanced tailored oils development

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, US: Solazyme Inc and AkzoNobel have entered into an agreement targeting the development of advanced tailored oils and commercia ...