Birla Carbon Spain announced a €5 million investment towards sustainability and energy efficiency projects to increase its production from 80,000 to 95,000 tons per year. The plant also inaugurated a new administrative office and laboratory complex within its premises.
 
The inauguration of the new premises includes office space, laboratory, changing rooms and access to the plant.
 
“At Birla Carbon, we are always striving to create our next opportunity,” Birla Carbon CEO Dr. Santrupt B. Misra said. “We always find such exciting opportunities by keenly listening to our customers and by identifying their needs around innovation and improvements.”
 
“While we are continuously innovating to ensure our products align to market needs, our technology teams are constantly working towards enhancing our processes to be more sustainable and efficient,” Chief Operating Officer John Loudermilk added.
 
The installation of new equipment in one of its manufacturing lines and the re-engineering of other critical equipment uses one of the best available technologies in the carbon black industry.
 
“The team in Spain has achieved record performance in many areas, which has generated the confidence to take on global challenges,” Birla Carbon Spain GM Jacinto Zarca said. “Birla Carbon Spain’s new stage has the challenge of increasing its production from 80,000 to 95,000 tons creating opportunities to penetrate high-end carbon black market applications like inks, plastics, coatings, and other specialty applications.”