Lubrizol and Polyhose have inaugurated a new medical manufacturing facility in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, marking a fresh step in strengthening India’s medical technology ecosystem. The site will manufacture precision extruded medical tubing for minimally invasive devices, supporting the country’s fast-growing MedTech and healthcare sectors.
The facility has been designed as a world-class operation and is certified to ISO 13485 standards, offering customers a reliable source of high-quality medical tubing backed by dedicated quality control processes. It will produce precision extruded tubing using a range of high-performance materials, including polyamides, nylon, Pebax®, polypropylene, polyethylene and Lubrizol’s medical-grade thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU).
Speaking on the launch, John Valukas, President, Lubrizol Engineered Materials, said, “It is an important milestone in Lubrizol’s commitment to India and to supporting our customers in the global medical device industry. By combining Lubrizol’s medical device expertise with the manufacturing strength of local partners in India, this facility will deliver advanced tubing solutions for life-saving neurovascular and cardiovascular applications.”
Abhishek Shrivastava, Managing Director, Lubrizol IMEA, said, “India is a strategic growth market for Lubrizol and a key hub for our investments in manufacturing, R&D and technical services. This medical manufacturing site in Chennai is another step in building a stronger local ecosystem for high-value, technology-driven products. By working closely with Polyhose and regional stakeholders, we aim to support innovation, create high-skilled jobs and enable India to become a more significant contributor to the global medical device supply chain.”
Mittal Shah, Business Head, Medical Devices IMEA, Lubrizol, said, “Minimally invasive procedures are transforming patient care, and high-precision tubing is at the heart of many of these devices. With this Chennai site, we are bringing world-class catheter tubing capabilities closer to our customers in India and across IMEA. This partnership with Polyhose will enable a broad range of devices utilizing high-performance materials, further strengthening our ability to partner with medical device OEMs in India across the full product development lifecycle.”
Shabbir Yusuf Jamnagarwala, Founder & Managing Director, Polyhose, said, “For more than three decades, Polyhose has partnered with global customers by delivering innovative extrusion and fluid conveyance solutions. Our collaboration with Lubrizol marks a new chapter in our journey, combining Polyhose’s world-class manufacturing strengths with Lubrizol’s deep materials science and medical device expertise to deliver advanced medical tubing solutions for the rapidly evolving healthcare industry. This investment reflects our commitment to innovation, creating skilled employment opportunities, and strengthening India’s position as a trusted global hub for advanced medical device manufacturing.”
The new site is expected to expand India’s capacity for precision extruded medical tubing while supporting domestic medical device manufacturing, reducing import dependence and improving access to high-quality, safe products for patients.
