Next-Generation Energy Storage by Birla Carbon

As the world transitions to cleaner energy and electrified mobility, the demand for high-performance, sustainably manufactured batteries is accelerating. Meeting this need calls for innovation not just in battery assembly, but in the advanced materials that make them more efficient, durable, and responsible.

Part of Aditya Birla Group’s portfolio of global businesses, Birla Carbon is bringing its deep expertise in carbon solutions to the forefront of this transformation. The company’s robust Innovation Ambassador Network (IAN), that has 22 members, promotes the culture of innovation and ideas sharing across its businesses globally.

Birla Carbon’s intensive R&D effort has resulted in various conductive carbon solutions, including Conductex i, CNT and CNT/CB Hybrid, graphite anode materials, and Conductex e. Used across lithium-ion and lead acid battery applications, these innovative solutions effectively address the problems faced by battery manufacturers including the domestic supply availability.  

Here’s how Birla Carbon’s solutions are powering the development of efficient and sustainably manufactured batteries for a wide range of needs with carbon footprint reduction.  
 

Conductex i

The Conductex i range enables lithium-ion battery manufacturers to address common challenges related to charging rates, energy density, and manufacturing product throughput. With its superior processing characteristics, energy-dense active materials, longer cycle life and efficiency, adhesion and lower solvent, Conductex i is engineered to meet the needs for electric vehicles and energy storage applications. 
 

Carbon Nanotubes or CNT

Also used in lithium-ion batteries, CNT is a conductive additive produced by Nanocyl. The product provides increased electrical conductivity and power density to batteries and can also be provided as a pre-dispersion to improve ease of use for battery manufacturers. A pre-dispersion of the CNT/carbon black hybrid reduces mixing time and ensures safe material handling, saving energy and cost. The exceptional behaviour at high voltage during lithium-ion battery cycling provides performance benefits for batteries that demand both a high energy density and high power density.  
 

Graphite anode materials  

Birla Carbon has also expanded its battery material portfolio to include advanced graphite anode active materials. In 2022, the company invested in a graphite manufacturing and post-processing semi-commercial plant in the United States with its new-to-the-world technology, to supply graphite anode active material to battery manufacturers.  

Birla Carbon has tied up with multiple US universities and industry bodies to produce battery-grade graphite (a key component of lithium-ion batteries) from biocrude. The material, called Biocrude Derived Anode Material (BDAM), offers an innovative and sustainable way to develop graphite, while enhancing circularity for the whole value chain.

Birla Carbon is the winner of InnoLead’s 2024 Impact Awards. These awards honour companies that have achieved extraordinary outcomes related to innovation, design, new business models and new offerings.

With a clear focus on innovation, sustainability, and global collaboration, Birla Carbon is not just keeping pace with the evolving energy landscape—it is helping shape it. By pioneering advanced materials like Conductex i, CNT hybrids, and sustainable graphite solutions, the company is enabling next-generation battery technologies to become more efficient, scalable, and environmentally responsible. As energy storage and mobility solutions advance worldwide, Birla Carbon continues to lead with purpose—delivering high-performance products that power a cleaner, smarter future.