WICKLIFFE, Ohio (Sept. 8) — Lubrizol Corp. will make a multi-million dollar investment to increase its Estane thermoplastic polyurethane production capacity by about a third at its Avon Lake, Ohio, plant.
Expansion plans at the plant, part of Wickliffe-based Lubrizol's Noveon Specialty Chemicals segment, include adding Estane TPU resin manufacturing equipment and associated auxiliary machinery. A new polymerization line was designed to use the best available technology and manufacturing practices from within Noveon's global Estane TPU operations, a spokeswoman said.
The additional capacity, which is scheduled to come on line in late summer 2007, was needed to meet increased customer demand for Estane TPU in the Americas and better position Noveon worldwide, the firm said.