On September 23, 2026, Keith Corkwell, Senior Vice President and Global President of Additives at Lubrizol, a global leader in lubricant additives, traveled from the United States to visit Copton. Accompanied by Mao-shu Liu, Vice President for Asia Pacific, and Jun-min Zhao, National Sales Manager of China, he held high-level meetings with Copton’s team. This visit marks another important milestone in the two parties’ global strategic partnership spanning more than two decades.

Built on Trust: From Product Supply to Joint R&D

Copton and Lubrizol first entered into a strategic cooperation in 2013, launching global supply and custom additive R&D collaboration. The partnership was further upgraded in 2019, expanding from simple supply chain cooperation to all-round deep collaboration including technological co-creation and market synergy.

The two sides share aligned development philosophies, market positioning and product strategies. Both are committed to technology-driven innovation in high-performance fluid chemistry and premium product quality. Moving beyond the traditional supplier-buyer model, we have forged a long-term, mutually trusting strategic alliance.

Smart Factory Witnesses Intelligent Manufacturing in China

During the visit, Keith Corkwell and his team toured Copton’s Industry 4.0 smart factory, experiencing our digital intelligent production system, full-process quality control strength and advanced manufacturing capacity.

In the forum, leaders from both sides reviewed past cooperation achievements, mapped out future business layout, and held in-depth discussions on joint technical R&D, product iteration and coordinated market development to explore new industrial growth opportunities.

This high-level meeting injects fresh momentum into our partnership. Going forward, Copton will continue to deepen multi-dimensional strategic cooperation with Lubrizol. Leveraging our joint innovation strengths, we will consolidate advantages in traditional businesses and explore new growth tracks amid energy transition. Copton will keep delivering high-quality, competitive fluid solutions to drive high-quality development of the industry.