Acquisition of Columbian Chemicals by Aditya Birla Group

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 Carbon black is a material produced by the

incomplete combustion of heavy petroleum products such as FCC tar, coal tar, ethylene cracking tar, and a small amount from vegetable oil.
Uses -: 1. Coloring agent for ink and paints 2. Resin and Film Coloring Agents 3. Electric Conductive Agent 4. Electronic Equipment Related Material

 A US$ 29 billion corporation, the Aditya Birla

Group is in the League of Fortune 500

It is anchored by an extraordinary force of 130,600

employees, belonging to 40 different nationalities.

Over 60 per cent of the Group's revenues f low from

its overseas operations. The Group operates in 27 countries

Non ferrous material Cement Textiles Chemicals Carbon black Agribusiness Mining Ferro chem. Insulators Telecom Financial services IT-ITes Retail Trading solutions

Financial Services Birla Sun Life Insurance Telecom Idea Cellular Fashion & Lifestyle - Louis Philippe, Van Heusen, Allen Solly and Peter England. IT-ITes: Aditya Birla Minacs Manufacturing

 Hi-Tech Carbon, the carbon black business of

Aditya Birla Nuvo, caters to the tyre and non-tyre industry with a vision to be the most respected, green, globally-advanced fillers business. Hi-Tech Carbon is the second largest producer of carbon black in India, covering 37 per cent of the domestic market share. Manufacturing plants are at Renukoot in U.P and Gummidipoondi in Tamilnadu.

 The Aditya Birla Group produces approximately

780,000 tpa of carbon black. Internationally, the Group has carbon black facilities at its Alexandria Carbon Black unit in Egypt, Thai Carbon Black Public Company Limited in Thailand and Liaoning Birla Carbon Black unit in China. The Group derives synergies through marketing under the brand Birla Carbon and central procurement of feedstock.

Established in 1860s when carbon black was first utilised for industrial applications In 1922, columbian emerged as a company from consolidation of small carbon black manufacturers. Many first bought in the industry: 1. First to produce carbon black to reinforce rubber 2. First to produce carbon black beads 3. First to produce coarse, fine, and very fine furnace black 4. First to study the surface activity of carbon black 5. First to study the absorptivity of carbon black 6. First to use electron microscopy to study carbon black

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1986, acquired by Phelps Dodge corporation In 1999, opened itc current headquarter and technology centre in Marietta , Georgia In March 2006, acquired by a company jointly owned by DC Chemicals Co. and One Equity Partners In 2009, One Equity Partner became sole owner of columbain chemicals


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Industrial Applications
Registered trademarks Raven, Conductex, and Copeblack Columbian carbon black offers benefits in printing ink, coating, plastics
Registered trademarks Furnex, Statex, and Ultra. Columbian rubber carbon black enhance rubber properties and used as filler in tires.

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Rubber Applications
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