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Birla Carbon Exhibits at NPE2018: The Plastics Show

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Birla Carbon Exhibits at NPE2018: The Plastics Show

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Atlanta, Georgia – May 3, 2018 – Birla Carbon is an exhibitor at NPE2018: The Plastics Show presented by the Plastics Industry Association. Held this year at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, May 7-11, NPE2018 covers everything attendees will want to know about the latest in plastics from raw materials to finished products.

“Birla Carbon is always proud to participate in the premier show for the plastics industry,” said Todd Cottrell, president of Birla Carbon’s Specialty Blacks business. “This is not only a chance for us to highlight our latest innovations, but also to collaborate in person with current and potential clients to better know their needs and how best to meet them in the future.”

This year, Birla Carbon will highlight its latest advancements for plastics applications:

  • Birla Carbon coatings have offered unrivaled jetness for more than 30 years. BCD5103® Ultra for waterborne systems is the next generation that continues to deliver superior color and coverage.
  • Our latest additions to our family of high color Raven carbon blacks – Raven® 3000 Ultra® and Raven® 2800 Ultra®– continue our long tradition of plastics solutions that deliver high jetness, appealing blue undertone and superior surface smoothness.

Specialty blacks experts are also on hand to discuss Birla Carbon’s outstanding lab capabilities. As extensions of our customers’ teams, our technicians are always accessible, putting world-class resources to work for customers to develop powerful formulations for their applications needs.

In addition, our experts also will discuss new product technologies, formulations and process improvements to craft the specific solution for our customers’ needs. Visit Birla Carbon at booth S11161 in the South Hall.

About Birla Carbon Specialty Blacks
The Birla Carbon Specialty Blacks business focuses on the plastics, inks, and coatings markets. Our specialty blacks brands, Raven® and Conductex®, offer products that meet every requirement in these markets and provide the desired properties of color, conductivity, viscosity, and UV protection for a wide range of applications.

For more information, visit: www.specialtyblacks.com
Contact us at: birlacarbon.specialty@adityabirla.com

About Birla Carbon
Birla Carbon is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and suppliers of high quality carbon black and a flagship business of the US$ 43 billion Aditya Birla Group. The Company’s footprint extends across 12 countries with 16 manufacturing facilities. Birla Carbon provides a complete portfolio of products across ASTM grades and specialty blacks to meet the specific end requirements across tires, rubber, plastics, coatings, inks and other niche industries.

Birla Carbon has two state-of-the art technology centers at Marietta (USA) and Taloja (India), besides well-equipped laboratories across its manufacturing units providing for continuous R&D. As an ardent practitioner of sustainable development, Birla Carbon’s Sustainable Operational Excellence (SOE) strategy focuses on employee safety, environmental stewardship, efficient use of carbon sources and a key focus on conducting operations in a socially and ethically responsible manner.

For more information, visit: www.birlacarbon.com
Contact us at: birlacarbon.communications@adityabirla.com

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American Process Inc. and Birla Carbon Announce Joint Development Agreement for Combining Nanocellulose and Carbon Black in Tires

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American Process Inc. and Birla Carbon Announce Joint Development Agreement for Combining Nanocellulose and Carbon Black in Tires

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  • Materials scientists at American Process Inc. and Aditya Birla Group’s, Birla Carbon aim to improve the fuel efficiency of tires by combining carbon black and nanocellulose
  • Low rolling resistance tread material is a key technology development focus area of Birla Carbon’s Sustainability strategy

Atlanta, March 2, 2017

American Process Inc. (API) (Atlanta, GA) and Aditya Birla Group’s, Birla Carbon (Marietta, GA) recently signed a Joint Development Agreement to further explore the technical and business potential of combining carbon black and nanocellulose to improve the performance and sustainability profile of tires. Initial evaluations suggest synergies between the companies’ Birla Carbon® and BioPlus® nanocellulose products to significantly lower the rolling resistance of tires. Research indicates that up to 20% of a vehicle’s fuel efficiency is impacted by the rolling resistance of tires. Increased commercialization of low rolling resistance tread material is a key technology development focus area identified in Birla Carbon’s 2016 Sustainability Report.

Over 70% of the world’s carbon black is consumed by the tire industry, with carbon black constituting 25% of the tire weight. Within the tire industry, there are ever-increasing demands to improve rolling resistance, traction and fuel economy while maintaining tire safety and affordability. In addition, with growing populations, economies, and mobility throughout the world, the industry must ensure that technology developments are sustainable and environmentally friendly.

Charles Herd, PhD, Director of Birla Carbon’s Rubber Black Technology, comments, “Low rolling resistance has been and has become an ever increasing area of investment and technological development for tire manufacturers in all aspects of tire technology including design, construction and materials. The synergies between carbon black and nanocellulose offer an exciting opportunity to meet the performance and environmental demands placed on us as a responsible manufacturing entity in a global society.”

According to Theodora Retsina, PhD, CEO of American Process Inc., “In addition to its exceptional sustainability profile, nanocellulose offers tremendous performance improvements for a variety of materials applications including rubber. With strength equivalent to carbon fiber, nanocellulose can improve the strength, durability, and toughness of composites. It also shows unique synergistic effects with other filler materials like carbon black in improving composite performance.”

Kim Nelson, PhD, API’s VP of Nanocellulose remarks, “This partnership has many synergies including Birla Carbon’s technical expertise, rigorous and disciplined development program, and world-class research facility in Marietta, Georgia. Our ability to offer large-scale quantities of a variety of nanocellulose products with various particle sizes and surface chemistries also enhances the development process.”

About American Process Inc.
API is a bio refinery technology firm focused on industrial scale-up of production technologies for renewable materials, fuels and chemicals from biomass. API has developed two distinct nanocellulose production processes, BioPlus® (for various end-uses including reinforcement of plastics and rubber) and BioPlus GreenBox+® (for brown packaging and plastics reinforcement) that are both demonstrated at the ½ ton per day scale at their Thomaston Biorefinery in Georgia.

Nanocellulose is a versatile high-strength, light-weight renewable biomaterial that Thomson Reuters named as one of the top 10 technologies that will change the world by 2025. API has been granted seven patents and has over 100 patents pending in the nanocellulose field. API estimates the near-term global market size for nanocellulose to be 3.7 million tons per year.

About Birla Carbon
Birla Carbon is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and suppliers of high quality Carbon Black and a flagship business of the US$ 41 billion Aditya Birla Group. Birla Carbon’s footprint extends across 12 countries with 16 manufacturing facilities. The company provides a complete portfolio of products across ASTM grades and specialty blacks to meet the specific end requirements across Tires, Rubber, Plastics, Coatings, Inks and other niche industries. Birla Carbon has two state-of-the art technology centers at Marietta (USA) and Taloja (India), besides well-equipped laboratories across its manufacturing units providing for continuous R&D. As an ardent practitioner of sustainable development, Birla Carbon’s Sustainable Operational Excellence (SOE) strategy focuses on employee safety, environmental stewardship, efficient use of carbon sources and conducting operations in a socially and ethically responsible manner. For more information, visit: www.birlacarbon.com

Contact
Kim Nelson, PhD
VP Nanocellulose Technology
American Process Inc.
knelson@americanprocess.com
404-872-8807, ext 213

Roysten Dmello
Communications
Birla Carbon
roysten.dmello@adityabirla.com
+91 8108-659-932

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Birla Carbon’s Journey of Excellence and Innovation – 75 Years of Electron Microscopy

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Birla Carbon’s Journey of Excellence and Innovation – 75 Years of Electron Microscopy

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Mumbai, January 3, 2017

Birla Carbon, the largest manufacturer and supplier of high quality carbon black, celebrates 75 years of the innovation and installation of the first industrial electron microscope in 1941. 2016 marked the completion of this historic milestone signifying Birla Carbon’s commitment and dedication towards establishing best practices to drive innovation, one of the pillars of the Company’s business vision.

Commenting on the historic milestone, Dale Clark, Chief Technology Officer, Birla Carbon, “As a leading global carbon black company, Birla Carbon is committed to driving innovations that fulfil the needs of the customers and communities. The Company has invested in world-class R&D centers that focus on continual enhancement of carbon black technology by combining process modelling, microscopy and product innovation.” He further added, “Birla Carbon will continue to invest in technology to ensure we are meeting the challenging needs of our customers in the most sustainable way.”

Sharing his thoughts over the landmark, Dr Ranjan Ghosal, Senior Vice President, Global Research & Analytical Technology, Birla Carbon said, “We constantly strive to improve our efficiency through innovation and shared expertise. We are happy that our customers have appreciated our focus on innovation and sustainability, and have acknowledged us being in the forefront of this initiative.” He further added, “We believe that Birla Carbon is well positioned to meet the future needs of the society, and also continue to set an example to the industry.”

In addition to innovation, sustainability is also a critical aspect of Birla Carbon’s business vision. Birla Carbon is committed to following sustainable business practices across its global operations by balancing economic growth, with environmental and societal interests. The sustainability approach is driven by the company’s Sustainable Operational Excellence (SOE) strategy which influences all aspects of the business by building strong governance to responsible product management, customer and supplier partnership, health and safety of the employees and community engagement.

Birla Carbon has taken a proactive approach towards carbon stewardship, and aims to work towards improving operating standards as well as manufacture carbon black as efficiently as possible.

Birla Carbon’s continuous investment in R&D has served as a differentiator for the Company over the decades, and has given tremendous insight into the structure-property relationships of carbon black and related materials. Over the last 75 years, the R&D program has seen the utilization of 14 generations of electron microscopes, to characterize and help develop unique grades of carbon black.

About Birla Carbon
Birla Carbon is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and suppliers of high quality Carbon Black, and a flagship business of the US$ 41 billion Aditya Birla Group. The Company’s footprint extends across 12 countries with 16 manufacturing facilities.

Birla Carbon provides a complete portfolio of products across ASTM grades and specialty blacks to meet the specific end requirements across Tires, Rubber, Plastics, Coatings, Inks and other niche industries. Birla Carbon has two state-of-the-art technology centers at Marietta (USA) and Taloja (India), besides well-equipped laboratories across its manufacturing units providing for continuous R&D. As an ardent practitioner of sustainable development, Birla Carbon’s 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.

For more information, visit: www.birlacarbon.com

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Roysten Dmello
roysten.dmello@adityabirla.com

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Birla Carbon Scholars Program Promotes Science and Mathematics at Kennesaw State University

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Birla Carbon Scholars Program Promotes Science and Mathematics at Kennesaw State University

 

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Atlanta, September 7, 2016

On August 30, 2016, 10 students from Kennesaw State University (KSU) in Georgia were awarded Birla Carbon sponsored scholarships for their outstanding research in various fields of science and mathematics.

“The Birla Carbon Scholars program at KSU has been a successful initiative towards promoting research and education by Birla Carbon. In its third year, we hope to see the program continue to support students who are keen to discover solutions that will positively impact our society and communities at large” said Tim Fedrigon, Chief Human Resource Officer at Birla Carbon.

Students actively engaged as collaborators on projects ranging from methods that could potentially yield nanowires, to the use of bioinformatics to detect more accurately E. coli or salmonella contamination in packaged foods, to the remediation of soils contaminated during the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe in Japan as part of their projects.

Katerina Slavicinskawas was declared winner of the Birla Carbon Scholars program for her project examining a mineral found in meteorites called schreibersite using infrared light to find traces of phosphate groups,. Her research project won the Top Poster Award at the Birla Carbon Symposium held on August 25, 2016. The University’s, College of Science and Mathematics, officially recognized all 10 new 2016 Birla Carbon Scholars at the event.

Nearly 100 students, faculty, staff and Birla Carbon executives reviewed the posters on display in the KSU Center.

The event marked the third year of a five-year partnership between KSU and Birla Carbon, which has allowed the College’s 10 Birla Carbon Scholars to participate in summer research opportunities.

The scholars program was developed in April 2014 with a $250,000 pledge from Birla Carbon for a five-year annual gift of $50,000 to support research opportunities for students in Kennesaw State’s College of Science and Mathematics. The program has awarded 30 Kennesaw State students each a $4,000 stipend since 2014.

Kennesaw State University is the third-largest university in Georgia, offering nearly 150 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees. A member of the University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State is a comprehensive university with more than 33,000 students from over 130 countries.

About Birla Carbon
Birla Carbon is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and suppliers of high quality Carbon Black and a flagship business of the US$ 41 billion Aditya Birla Group. The Company’s footprint extends across 12 countries with 17 manufacturing facilities. Birla Carbon provides a complete portfolio of products across ASTM grades and specialty blacks to meet the specific end requirements across Tires, Rubber, Plastics, Coatings, Inks and other niche industries. Birla Carbon has two state-of-the art technology centers at Marietta (USA) and Taloja (India), besides well-equipped laboratories across its manufacturing units providing for continuous R&D. As an ardent practitioner of sustainable development, Birla Carbon’s Sustainable Operational Excellence (SOE) strategy focuses on employee safety, environmental stewardship, efficient use of carbon sources and conducting operations in a socially and ethically responsible manner.

About The Aditya Birla Group
A US $41 billion (Rs 2,50,000 crore) corporation, the Aditya Birla Group is in the League of Fortune 500. Anchored by an extraordinary force of over 120,000 employees, belonging to 42 nationalities. Over 50 per cent of its revenues flow from its overseas operations spanning 36 countries. The Aditya Birla Group has been ranked fourth in the world and first in Asia Pacific in the ‘Top Companies for Leaders’ study 2011, conducted by Aon Hewitt, Fortune Magazine and RBL (a strategic HR and leadership Advisory firm). The Group has topped the Nielsen’s Corporate Image Monitor 2014-15 and emerged as the Number one corporate, the ‘Best in Class’, for the third consecutive year.

For more information, visit: www.birlacarbon.com

Contact us at – birlacarbon.communications@adityabirla.com

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Birla Carbon Announces Restructuring of Europe & Africa Region

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Birla Carbon Announces Restructuring of Europe & Africa Region

 

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Marietta, GA, USA, March 18, 2016

Birla Carbon announces plans to restructure operations in the Europe & Africa Region.  The plan includes the proposed closure of the Hannover, Germany plant; permanent closure of one production line in the Alexandria, Egypt plant; and a significant reduction of regional corporate personnel.

“We continually evaluate how to best serve our customers around the globe” said Kevin Boyle, Chief Operating Officer of Birla Carbon. “The challenging macroeconomic environment, continued slow growth dynamics of the region, and the unfavorable impact of the current oil market make this decision necessary to ensure the long term sustainability of our business.  These are difficult actions as we know they will impact our valued employees and the communities where we operate.”

Birla Carbon plans to consolidate operations at its remaining manufacturing sites in the region.  The Company is committed to working with customers to understand their needs and ensure a smooth transition to alternative Birla Carbon plants for its quality products and services.

“We wish to recognize our colleagues at the Hannover and Alexandria facilities along with those impacted across the region that worked so diligently over the years to support our customers and our Company,” stated John Loudermilk, President of North America, Europe, and Africa regions.  “This difficult decision comes only after careful consideration of all alternatives and is a critical step to position the Company for future success.”

The restructuring activities will begin immediately and are expected to conclude over the course of 2016.  They are subject to local consultation requirements and certain restrictions in each affected jurisdiction.

About Birla Carbon
Birla Carbon is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and suppliers of high quality Carbon Black and a flagship business of the US$ 41 billion Aditya Birla Group. The Company’s footprint extends across 13 countries with 16 manufacturing facilities. Birla Carbon provides a complete portfolio of products across ASTM grades and specialty blacks to meet the specific end requirements across Tires, Rubber, Plastics, Coatings, Inks and other niche industries. Birla Carbon has two state-of-the-art technology centers at Marietta (USA) and Taloja (India), besides well-equipped laboratories across its manufacturing units providing for continuous R&D. As an ardent practitioner of sustainable development, Birla Carbon’s 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.

For more information, visit: www.birlacarbon.com

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Far East and Southeast Asia Price Change Announcement

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Far East and Southeast Asia Price Change Announcement

 

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August 3, 2015

Dear Valued Customer,

Birla Carbon devotes the best possible efforts to deliver products with superior quality and performance to the customers, keeping prices at competitive levels.

Nevertheless, the costs of the raw materials have been facing a mismatch with the driving indexes for the industry, in spite of the aggressive cost control approach.

In compliance with the sustainability of the business, for short and long terms, we announce all prices of carbon black sold from ASEAN region is going to be increased by USD 100/MT effective August 15th, 2015.

Your business with Birla Carbon is valued and your continued support is highly appreciated.

Yours sincerely,
José C. Dreux
Vice President of Marketing and Sales
FE & SE Asia

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North America Price Change Announcement

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North America Price Change Announcement

 

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July 31, 2015

Dear Valued Customer,

Effective October 1, 2015, Birla Carbon will increase prices for rubber carbon black markets in North America by 10-12%. All shipments made on or after this date are subject to the price increase. Pricing adjustments for customers with supply contracts will be implemented as agreements are renewed.

This measure is necessary to ensure the sustainability of our business and to make continued investment in processes and products possible.

Your business with Birla Carbon is valued and your continued support is appreciated. Please contact your Birla Carbon representative for questions regarding this price change announcement.

Yours sincerely,
Shashank Awasthi
Director of Sales, North America
Rubber Carbon Black

 

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Specialty Blacks Price Change Announcement

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Specialty Blacks Price Change Announcement

 

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July 31, 2015

Dear Valued Customer,

Effective globally October 1, 2015, Birla Carbon’s Specialty Blacks Business will increase prices for all Carbon Blacks by up to 9% depending on the product. All shipments made on or after this date are subject to the price increase.

This measure is necessary to ensure the sustainability of our business, and to make continued investment in processes and products possible.

Your business with Birla Carbon is valued and your continued support is appreciated. Please contact your Birla Carbon representative for questions regarding this price change announcement.

Yours sincerely,
Mark Bass
Global Sales Head

 

 

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Europe/Africa Price Change Announcement

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July 31, 2015

Dear Valued Customer,

Effective October 1, 2015, BIRLA CARBON will increase prices for all Carbon Blacks sold to the Rubber Market in Europe/Africa by +95, €/MT.

All shipments made on or after this date are subject to the price increase. This announcement for price change is net of the price change based on monthly oil variation (up/down), which will also be applied for the October pricing.

In order to guarantee further the sustainability of our business, and to ensure continued investment in environmental, processes and products, we announce this general price adjustment.

Your business with Birla Carbon is valued and your continued support is highly appreciated.

Yours sincerely,
Rajiv Gupta
Sr. Vice President Sales
Europe & Africa

 

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New Episode Featuring Birla Carbon on Innovations with Ed Begley Jr.

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Marietta, GA (PRWEB), July 22, 2015

DMG Productions explores the latest breakthroughs in sustainable manufacturing.

Birla Carbon, announced today that they will be featured in an upcoming episode of Innovations with Ed Begley Jr, airing 2nd QTR 2015, via Discovery Channel. Dates and show times TBA.

 

Innovations will explore Birla Carbon, the largest global manufacturer and supplier of high quality carbon black additives. In this segment, Innovations takes viewers behind the scenes at Birla Carbon’s state of the art manufacturing center in Tiszaújváros, Hungary to learn about their focused efforts on sustainable operational excellence in carbon black manufacturing and product development.

 

Audiences will also learn about carbon black’s widespread presence in the world and how it significantly impacts the quality of our everyday lives.

 

“Birla Carbon is proud to be associated with the Innovations Series. As a global leader, we recognize that success is not just about growth; it’s about contributing solutions to challenges facing society. We believe it’s essential that Birla Carbon act as responsible stewards of the environment and, by the nature of our business, as responsible stewards of the world’s carbon.” Kevin Boyle, Chief Operating Officer.

 

“With the ambition of being the most respected, sustainable, and dynamic global carbon black business, Birla Carbon provides a secure supply of the highest-quality carbon black across the globe,” said Amanda Sweeney, Producer for Innovations. “We look forward to sharing this information with our viewers.”

 

About Birla Carbon
Birla Carbon, a flagship business of the Aditya Birla Group, is the world’s largest manufacturer and supplier of carbon black. Its 17 manufacturing units, 2 regional technical service centers, and 2-technology centers span across five continents and 15 countries. Its presence in each of the key markets of Asia, Europe, and the Americas enables the company to deliver consistent, high-quality products and services worldwide. With a portfolio of more than 100 types of carbon black, Birla Carbon provides solutions to leading companies in the rubber and specialty applications segments.

 

For more information, visit: wwwbirlacarbon.com.

 

About Innovations and DMG Productions
Innovations, hosted by award winning actor Ed Begley, Jr., is an information-based series geared toward educating the public on the latest breakthroughs in all areas of society. Featuring practical solutions and important issues facing consumers and professionals alike, Innovations focuses on cutting-edge advancements in everything from health and wellness to global business, renewable energy, and more.

DMG Productions (responsible for creating the Innovations show) includes personnel specialized in various fields from agriculture to medicine, independent films to regional news and more. Field producers work closely with experts in the field to develop stories. This powerful force enables DMG to consistently produce commercial-free, educational programming that both viewers and networks depend on.

 

 

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