# Valvoline to build $70M lubricants plant in Zhangjiagang, China

Valvoline plans to build its first plant in China, a 80,000-square-meter blending and packaging facility in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province, with about $70 million investment. Production is expected to begin by the end of 2020 with capacity above 30 million gallons of lubricants annually.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-05-02
- Where: Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province, China
- Value: $70.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: in excess of 30 million gallons (115 million liters) of lubricants per year
- Products: finished lubricants, coolants
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Valvoline](https://endata.com/companies/2883.md)

## Sources

- [investors.valvoline.com](https://investors.valvoline.com/news/news-details/2018/Valvoline-Announces-Investment-in-New-Lubricants-Plant-to-Meet-Growing-Demand-in-China/default.aspx), 2018-05-02: "With expected investment of approximately $70 million ( RMB 443 million ), it will also represent Valvoline's single largest blending plant investment worldwide."

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