Ashland to build lube plant in India

Ashland India Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of Ashland Inc., announced that it has acquired a 10-acre site in India to build a packaging and blending plant for Valvoline-branded automotive, industrial and heavy-duty lubricants. The plant will be located in the Ambernath Industrial Area near Mumbai, and will have an initial production capacity of 100 million liters per year. Construction of the plant is scheduled to begin in April, with completion targeted for late 2011. The facility will be managed by Valvoline Cummins Ltd., a joint venture established in 1998 between Ashland and Cummins India Ltd. (April 22, 2010)