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　　雪佛龍奧倫耐公司宣布大幅擴建其在中國寧波的潤滑油添加劑工廠。這一決定突顯了雪佛龍奧倫耐致力于提高其制造能力和加強供應鏈，以滿足中國和整個亞洲不斷增長的需求。

　　雪佛龍奧倫耐于2015年首次透露了在中國建造制造廠的計劃，并于2018年年中選擇寧波作為首選地點。該設施位于寧波經(jīng)濟技術開發(fā)區(qū)(NETD) 內，毗鄰寧波港，寧波港是全球年貨物吞吐量最大的港口之一。2018年末開始施工，工廠于2020年全面投入運營，并于2021年開始商業(yè)生產(chǎn)。

　　雪佛龍化工總裁Mitra Kashanchi表示：“這項投資鞏固了雪佛龍奧倫耐提供卓越可靠性的承諾，并加強了我們對中國客戶的承諾。”卡山奇補充道：“通過我們與NETD的協(xié)議，寧波的下一階段開發(fā)將使我們能夠更好地滿足中國市場的需求，同時保持與客戶和關鍵原材料供應的緊密聯(lián)系?！?/p>

擴建計劃

　　擴建項目將于 2024 年 7 月開工，預計將于2026年底完工。該項目旨在為選定的產(chǎn)品提供靈活性和安全性，不僅在中國，而且在亞洲和全球范圍內。

　　雪佛龍奧倫耐亞太地區(qū)制造和供應鏈總經(jīng)理Keng Yang Lim對雪佛龍奧倫耐中國團隊的奉獻精神表示自豪。Lim說：“憑借他們從寧波工廠的成功建設、啟動和運營中吸取的經(jīng)驗，我相信項目團隊有堅實的基礎來進行擴建，這將有助于確保項目安全可靠地執(zhí)行?！?/p>

　　Chevron Oronite to expand lubricant additive facility in China

　　Chevron Oronite has announced a significant expansion of its lubricant additive facility in Ningbo, China. This decision underscores Chevron Oronite’s commitment to enhancing its manufacturing capabilities and strengthening its supply chain to meet growing demand in China and across Asia.

　　Chevron Oronite first revealed its plan to build a manufacturing plant in China in 2015, selecting Ningbo as the preferred location in mid-2018. Located within the Ningbo Economic & Technical Development Zone (NETD), the facility benefits from proximity to the Ningbo Port, one of the world’s largest ports by annual cargo throughput. Construction began in late 2018, with the plant becoming fully operational in 2020 and starting commercial production in 2021.

　　“This investment underpins Chevron Oronite’s dedication to provide exceptional reliability and reinforces our commitment to our customers in China,” said Mitra Kashanchi, president of Chevron Chemicals. Kashanchi added, “Through our agreement with NETD, this next phase of development in Ningbo will better position us to help meet the needs of China’s market while maintaining close proximity to customers and critical raw material supply.”

Expansion plans

　　The expansion project, set to commence in July 2024, is expected to be completed by late 2026. This project aims to provide flexibility and security of supply for select products not only in China but also across Asia and globally.

　　Keng Yang Lim, general manager of Manufacturing and Supply Chain for the Asia-Pacific Region at Chevron Oronite, expressed pride in the Chevron Oronite China team for their dedication. “With their learnings from the successful construction, start-up, and operations of the Ningbo plant, I am confident that the project team has a strong foundation to build on for this expansion that will help ensure the project is executed safely and reliably,” said Lim.