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Lubrizol is investing in CPVC production in India
Lubrizol to invest $150m in India
Specialty chemical manufacturer Lubrizol plans to invest more than $150m in various projects in India, including breaking ground with local partner Grasim (part of the Aditya Birla Group) on the first phase of what it says will be the world’s largest CPVC production facility. The resin produced at the new 100,000 tonne plant at Vilayat will be used to manufacture products sold under Lubrizol’s FlowGuard Plus, Corzan and BlazeMaster brands. The company also plans to double its existing CPVC compound capacity at Dahej in Gujarat and to set up an
R&D and technology centre there. Lubrizol said the investment will
make it the only company in India with an end-to-end CPVC capability. “We are building on 50 years of success in India by adding new manufacturing, lab and R&D sites, supporting in-country innovation and adding jobs that capitalise on the great expanding workforce and business conditions in India, allowing us to serve needs not only in India but in surrounding countries,” said Rebecca Liebert, President & CEO of Lubrizol. �
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European PVC recycling increases 0.3% in 2022
Recycling rates of PVC in Europe remained at around 27% in 2022, according to VinylPlus. For the year as a whole, it reported
that 813,266 tonnes of PVC waste were recycled and used in new products in the EU-27, Norway, Switzerland and the UK. This com- pares with a total of 810,775 tonnes recycled in 2021 – representing a rise of around 0.3%. Recycling of rigid PVC appeared to increase in 2022. For profiles, recy-
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cling rose about 15% to 408,000 tonnes in 2022. For pipes and fittings, it rose by 12% to nearly 50,000 tonnes in 2022. Under its VinylPlus 2030 commit-
ment, the organisation has a target to recycle 900,000 tonnes/year of PVC by 2025, and 1m tonnes/year by 2030. n You can read more about PVC recycling in our feature that begins on page 23. �
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