24 Jan 2024
Facility in eastern province of Odisha to have overall capacity of 785ktpa of products, including 300ktpa of carbon black
Mumbai – India’s Epsilon Carbon Pvt. Ltd has unveiled a project to build a major carbon products facility in Jharsuguda, in the eastern Indian province of Odisha.
The company has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Odisha for the INR100 billion (€1-billion) facility, to be built under a 10-year plan.
Production will focus on carbon products and will have an overall capacity of 875 kilotonnes per annum (ktpa), said a 20 Jan company announcement.
The integrated plant, it added, will include a 500ktpa unit for speciality carbons, 300ktpa for carbon black and 75ktpa for advanced material.
With the new facility, Epsilon said it is on track to become “the largest coal tar distiller in India and third largest carbon black manufacturer” in the country.
The project is expected to generate 2,000 jobs and support skills-development and infrastructure-development in the local region, Epsilon added.
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