Established in 1978, Thai Carbon Black (TCB) holds the distinction of being one of the world's largest carbon black plants at a single location. Additionally, the company is also the leading manufacturer of carbon black in Thailand.

TCB has been listed among the world's "Best 200 Small Companies" by Forbes magazine in the years 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007. TCB is the first company in Thailand to achieve the five accreditations: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISO/TS 16949 and ISO/IEC 17025. A winner of the prestigious Deming Prize for TQM from JUSE, Japan, and the coveted TPM Excellence Award from JIPM, Japan, in 2001, TCB has also won the Thailand Prime Minister's Award for Safety and Labour Relations in 2003 and 2004 as well as Best Welfare Management Award for three consecutive years 2003, 2004 and 2005.

It was selected as 'Best Employer in Thailand' and ranked fifth in Asia by Hewitt associates in 2003. It has also won Thailand's Quality Class Award 2002 and 2003, TPM Consistency Award and TPM Special Award from JIPM, Japan, in 2003 and 2005 respectively. In 2006, the company has won the "To Be Number One Award", the Anti-Drug Project, promoted by HRH Princess Ubonrattana of Thailand. TCB was one of the only three companies to have been selected as the "Best Performance Management Company" in the industry category by the Stock Exchange of Thailand in 2006. It has been winning the award for the Best Quality of Life among the Aditya Birla Group (Thailand) for the last eight consecutive years. TCB's QC Groups have been selected for representing Thailand in International QCC Presentations for the last 15 consecutive years since 1994.

TCB represents the Aditya Birla Group's first joint venture between Indian and Thai investors. TCB is the first company in carbon black business of the Aditya Birla Group to go-live on SAP project in April 2007. Marketed under the brand name 'Birla Carbon', the company produces more than 220,000 tonnes per year of world-class furnace grade carbon black at its sophisticated manufacturing plant located in the Angthong Province of Thailand.

To cope with the increasing demand of carbon black in both domestic and overseas markets, Birla Carbon has aggressive growth plans. These would include Line #6 expansion project of TCB for the additional capacity of 85,000 tpa. The project is expected to be completed by second quarter of 2009.

Carbon black is primarily used in rubber goods, such as tyres and tubes for automobiles, flaps, conveyor belts, etc. It is also used in ink, pigment and plastic industries. With the world's top three tyre manufacturers in its list of customers, namely, Bridgestone, Michelin and Goodyear, TCB has the unique distinction of supplying carbon black to all the six continents from a single location. More than 50 per cent of Japan’s total carbon black import is from TCB alone.