Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd. initiated operation and production at its second directly-operated lubricant manufacturing plant in China. The Huizhou Plant was built through Huizhou Idemitsu Lube Co., Ltd. (a wholly owned subsidiary established in September 2018) for the purpose of increasing o supply capacity in order to accommodate the growing demand for high-performance lubricants in China. The annual production capacity of this plant is 120,000,000 kiloliters per year.

 

The start of production at Huizhou Plant increases Idemitsu Group’s annual lubricant supply capacity in China to a total of 290,000,000 KL. Idemitsu Group now has three plants in China: the new Huizhou Plant with 120,000,000 KL capacity, located in South China, the existing Tianjin Plant with capacity of 120,000,000 KL in North China, and the Changzhou Plant with annual capacity of 50,000,000 KL in East China, run by an Idemitsu affiliate Guohong Lube China.

 

Through the operation of these three plants, Idemitsu will work on the establishment of a stable supply structure and the optimization of supply for the whole of China, which is the world’s largest lubricants market Idemitsu aims to develop and improve its marketing and supply chain in China as part of its vision to expand.