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Alexandria Carbon Black | Hi Tech Carbon | Liaoning Birla Carbon
Thai Carbon Black

Alexandria Carbon Black
2007
Commissioning of Line V in April 2007, capacity increases to 285,000 mt per annum, to become the largest Carbon Black by a plant at a single location
2004
Commissioning of Line-IV, capacity increases to 200,000 MTPA, to become the world's largest Carbon Black plant at a single location.
2001
Debottlenecking and Oxygen Enrichment, capacity increases to 137,000 mtpa
1999
Commissioning of Line-III, capacity increases to 110,000 mtpa
1997
Commissioning of Line-II, capacity increases to 70,000 mtpa
1995
Addition of new reactor in Line-I, capacity increases to 35,000 mtpa
1994
Commencement of operations by setting up a single line with production capacity of 20000 mtpa
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Hi Tech Carbon
2007
Commissioning of Line III at Gummidipoondi in June 2007, total capacity increases to 240,000 mt per annum
2005
Debottlenecking at both locations, capacity increases to 170,000 mtpa
2004
Commissioning of Line-II at Gummidipoondi, total capacity increases to 160,000 mtpa
2000
Debottlenecking at both locations, capacity increases to 110,000 mtpa
1998
New plant commissioned at Gummidipoondi, near Chennai. Total capacity increases to 95,000 mtpa
1993
Commissioning of Line-II at Renukoot, capacity increases to 60,000 mtpa
1992
Debottlenecking at Renukoot, capacity increases to 30,000 mtpa
1988
Commencement of operations by setting up a single line at Renukoot of production capacity 20,000 mtpa
1987
Technology from Philips Petroleum, USA used for setting up operations in Renukoot
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Liaoning Birla Carbon
2005
Commissioning of Line-II, capacity increases to 50,000 mtpa
2004
Line-I modification, capacity increases to 15,000 mtpa
2003
Commencement of operations with production capacity of 12,000 mtpa
2002
Initial MoU
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Thai Carbon Black
2005
Commissioning of Line-V, capacity increases to 210,000 mtpa
2004
De-bottlenecking, capacity increases to 160,000 mtpa
1996
Commissioning of Line-IV, capacity increases to 140,000 mtpa
1995
Commissioning of Line-III, capacity increases to 105,000 mtpa
1990
Commissioning of Line-II, capacity increases to 65,000 mtpa
1986
De-bottlenecking, capacity increases to 34,000 mtpa
1980
Commencement of operations with production capacity of 16,000 mtpa
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