The Lubrizol Corp. has broken ground on a new additive plant in China, the centerpiece of a previously announced 10-year investment plan to upgrade operations and increase the company’s global capacity in lubricant additives.

CLEVELAND – The Lubrizol Corp. has broken ground on a new additive plant in China, the centerpiece of a previously announced 10-year investment plan to upgrade operations and increase the company’s global capacity in lubricant additives.

The manufacturing site in south China, within the Zhuhai Gaolan Port Economic Zone, will be developed and phased in to meet market demand. The plant is scheduled to commence operations in the first half of 2013.