Petronas Lubricants International (PLI) has launched its lubricant blending plant in Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) belt at Patalganga. With an investment of USD 50 million, PLI is looking to pitch itself as a serious contender in India’s lubricant market, estimated to be 2.5 billion litre strong. Built on 25 acres of industrial land, the plant is expected to commence operations by the end of 2017. The capacity of the plant will be 110 million litres of lubricants. Amir Hamzah Azizan, Chief Executive Officer, PLI Group said, “It is our hope to foster long term partnership with key distributors who can go the distance with Petronas’ belief in technology as a key differentiator and enabler in the lubricants industry.”