17 July 2018
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Birla Carbon today announced expansions in multiple regions
to support customers in the growing carbon black market.
The company will raise its capacities considerably through
* significant debottlenecking at Birla Carbon’s factories
in Egypt and Italy before the end of Q3 2018;
* restarting a production line in Thailand by the end of Q4 2018;
* and installing new production lines in India
with a start date of Q4 2019.
In total, Birla Carbon will be adding 150kMT per annum
of new capacity on line over the next 18 months.
Furthermore, the company is prepared to expand
at its newest plant in China
by an additional 120kMT at the opportune time.
Dr. Santrupt Misra,
Chief Executive Officer
“Birla Carbon is committed to supporting
our customers’ growing needs in all geographies,”
“Implementation of these projects is underway
after a series of development initiatives
were identified to meet market requirements.”
“We have leveraged our latest technology to ensure
the highest quality products and most reliable operations.”
John Loudermilk,
Chief Operating Officer
“The new capacities will enable us to serve
a range of segments including
production capability for high value, differentiated products
in the tire, rubber goods, and specialty markets.”
For more information, visit: www.birlacarbon.com
Contact us at: birlacarbon.communications@adityabirla.com
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