Birla Carbon

Birla Carbon is one of the leading global suppliers of carbon black. As one of the flagship businesses of the leading Indian multinational conglomerate, the Aditya Brla Group, Birla Carbon provides innovative sustainable carbon black solutions that enhance the performance of paints and coatings, inks and toners, plastics, adhesives, sealants, textile fibers, mechanical rubber goods, and tires, energy systems, and Sustainable Carbonaceous Materials (SCM).

The company’s footprint extends 12 countries, with 16 manufacturing facilities and two state-of-the-art technology centers in Marietta (USA) and Taloja (India), providing industry-leading innovation. Its Sustainable Operational Excellence (SOE) strategy focuses on employee safety, environmental stewardship, efficient use of carbon black, and a key focus on conducting operations in a socially and ethically responsible manner. Birla Carbon was awarded the ‘platinum’ rating by EcoVadis for sustainable practices in 2022.

Net zero by 2050 aspiration

As a natural progression in Birla Carbon’s leadership in sustainability & circularity, the business aims to bring down its net carbon emissions to zero by 2050 – a first-of-its-kind announcement in the carbon black industry. By creating a league of partnerships with leading sustainability solution providers, Birla Carbon will explore new and advanced technologies that will be used to achieve this goal, focused on the 4Rs approach –

• Research new ways to capture and convert carbon emissions
• Reduce the dependence on traditional processes in manufacturing
• Replace with alternative energy and feedstock
• Repurpose materials through a circular approach

Continua™ SCM

Continua™ SCM is a first-of-its-kind SCM that represents a ground-breaking step forward in the availability and know-how of sustainable solutions in the carbon black industry. Continua™ SCM products, by their circular nature, enable large and quantifiable carbon footprint reductions, paving the way for greener, cleaner, and more sustainable industry value chains.

Business purpose

Birla Carbon’s Purpose ‘Share the Strength’ is about balanced and shared leadership. It constitutes working at the product level to innovate cutting-edge solutions through collaboration with its people, customers, and communities, backed by knowledge built over a century.

Products

• Birla Carbon grades
• Raven
• Conductex
• Continua™ SCM
• ASTMs

Brands