Lubrizol's AI-Driven R&D Strategy in Specialty Chemicals

Lubrizol is building a digital foundation that connects business processes, modern data platforms, and cloud infrastructure to speed up R&D for specialty chemicals. IT vice president Girish Rao says the aim is to give scientists better tools, not replace scientific judgment, with "fusion teams" of scientists, data scientists, and IT staff starting from small pilots to build trust. Cloud access also supports sustainability work such as modeling starch and corn-based material alternatives.