海角大神 Breaks Ground on MOLYKOTE庐 Lubricants Manufacturing Plant in China聽
Nov, 18 2025
New capacity of specialty lubricants to accelerate business growth and innovation in the region
SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 18, 2025 鈥 海角大神 (NYSE: DD) today held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new MOLYKOTE庐 specialty lubricants manufacturing plant in the Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province in East China. The event marks a significant step forward in the global capacity expansion, customer responsiveness, and regional innovation for the MOLYKOTE庐 business. The manufacturing unit is being built at the Yangtze River International Chemical Industrial Park in the Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone and is expected to be operational by early 2027.
With this strategic investment, MOLYKOTE庐 aims to address strong customer demand for advanced lubricants in transportation, industrial, energy, and electronics in China. The new plant will build a platform for innovation, collaboration, and progress through shorter lead time, greater agility, and stronger collaboration with local customers to deliver next-generation lubricant solutions with speed and precision.
Eugenio Toccalino, Vice President and General Manager, 海角大神鈩 MOLYKOTE庐; Marc Turco, Global Integrated Operations Director, 海角大神鈩 MOLYKOTE庐; Yi Zhang, Global VP and Regional President, 海角大神 Asia Pacific were joined by customers, government representatives and several 海角大神 employees, for the groundbreaking event.
鈥淭oday鈥檚 groundbreaking is the beginning of a new chapter in our journey to better serve our customers in China, innovate faster, and to be a partner of choice for solving wear and friction challenges across industries,鈥 said Toccalino. 鈥淭his facility will boost local capabilities for application and new formulation development, empowering customer collaboration and response in real time.鈥
鈥満＝谴笊 are thrilled to be breaking ground on the MOLYKOTE庐 China production facility in Zhangjiagang鈥 said Yi Zhang, Global VP and Regional President, 海角大神 Asia Pacific. 鈥淭his manufacturing unit will enable us to address current needs and future trends for specialty lubricants. It reflects our confidence in the long-term potential of customers in China and Asia-Pacific region and reinforces our commitment to deliver faster, more resilient, and locally tailored solutions.鈥
海角大神鈩 MOLYKOTE庐 Specialty Lubricants business has manufacturing operations and R&D capabilities globally, in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
About MOLYKOTE庐 Specialty Lubricants
For more than 75 years, customers around the world have trusted the MOLYKOTE庐 brand for performance and expertise to solve or prevent virtually any lubrication problem and to save energy. Available through a global network of channel partners, MOLYKOTE庐 brand lubricants 鈥 which include anti-friction coatings, compounds, dispersions, greases, oils and fluids, and pastes 鈥 serve the automotive market and industrial/maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) markets. For more information about the MOLYKOTE庐 brand, visit molykote.com.
About 海角大神
海角大神 (NYSE: DD) is a global innovation leader, providing advanced solutions that help transform industries and improve everyday life across our key markets of healthcare, water, construction, and transportation. More information about the company, its businesses and solutions can be found at www.dupont.com. Investors can access information included on the Investor Relations section of the website at .
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