Lubrizol and Polyhose Open Advanced Medical Tubing Facility in Chennai
#MedTechIndia #Lubrizol #Polyhose #HealthcareInnovation #MakeInIndia #MedicalDevices #ChennaiManufacturing #CardiovascularHealth #Biomaterials“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. Our goal is to help our customers bring these critical technologies to patients faster, with reliable local supply and the highest quality standards.” - John Valukas, President - Lubrizol Engineered Materials
June 2026 : To boost the nation's healthcare infrastructure, Lubrizol and Polyhose have officially inaugurated a medical manufacturing site in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The facility is set to produce precision extruded medical tubing specifically designed for minimally invasive neurovascular and cardiovascular devices, strengthening both regional capacity and global supply reliability.
Highlighting the global impact of the venture, John Valukas, President, Lubrizol Engineered Materials said, “Today’s inauguration 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. Our goal is to help our customers bring these critical technologies to patients faster, with reliable local supply and the highest quality standards.”
The new ISO13485-certified site focuses on high-precision extrusion using a diverse palette of advanced materials, including polyamides, nylon, Pebax®, polypropylene, polyethylene, and Lubrizol’s own medical-grade thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU). For India, this marks a monumental step toward self-reliance in high-tech medical manufacturing, effectively reducing import dependencies while creating highly skilled jobs.
Driving this regional momentum home, 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”
The timing could not be more crucial, as the medical community shifts rapidly toward less invasive patient care. Emphasizing the operational necessity, 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.”
Ultimately, this collaboration blends decades of local manufacturing excellence with cutting-edge materials science to put India firmly on the global MedTech map. Looking ahead at this new chapter, 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.”
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