Birla Carbon brings Rayong and India plants online to expand carbon black supply

Birla Carbon is bringing its Rayong plant in Thailand and an additional high-output plant in India online this year to expand regional carbon black supply. The company said the additions will improve reliable volume availability across key Asian markets and shorten delivery times through greater proximity to customers. Its portfolio at RubberTech China 2026, held September 15–17 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center, includes Euro 7-inspired tire grades, certified low PAH grades and Continua SCB and SCM products.

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Carbon black is a finely divided form of carbon produced by partial combustion or thermal decomposition of heavy hydrocarbon feedstocks such as residual oils. It is used mainly as a reinforcing filler and pigment, and its largest use is in tire treads and other rubber components, which makes automotive and tire production the primary demand driver. Mechanical rubber goods, plastics, paints and coatings, inks and toners, adhesives and sealants, and textile fibers also consume it. Adding capacity close to Asian converters typically shortens logistics chains and can make volume easier to secure, while also giving regional buyers more supplier options. Carbon black pricing tends to track feedstock costs and regional utilization, so new plants can ease tightness and put pressure on competitors to compete on grade performance, service and delivery. Specialty grades, such as low polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) grades that address regulatory and safety requirements, are an increasingly important point of differentiation.

Source: official release on birlacarbon.com. Summary and context written by Market Krystal.