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Hi Tech Carbon is a unit of Aditya
Birla Nuvo Ltd., a flagship company in the fold of Aditya
Birla Group of companies. Hi Tech Carbon is the second
largest producer of Carbon Black in India. The company
started with a modest beginning in 1988 at Renukoot, and
has never looked back since. With manufacturing facilities
at Renukoot in Uttar Pradesh and Gummidipoondi in Tamil
Nadu, the combined capacity stands at 240,000 tpa.
Hi Tech Carbon exports roughly one-third to customers
in the international market. The company enjoys 33 per
cent of the domestic market share. Apart from the domestic
Indian market, overseas markets in Bangladesh, Japan,
Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, UAE,
and Singapore are being catered to on a regular basis.
Hi Tech Carbon uses the most modern
technology, operated through the Distributed Control System
(DCS). This process automation ensures quality and consistency
in the manufacturing of Carbon Black. The manufacturing
process also envisages conserving heat energy for productive
utilisation through downstream processes. The energy conserved
is converted into power for utilisation both captively
and exported to the state grid.
Hi Tech Carbon is the first organisation
in the world to be awarded ISO 9002, ISO 14001 and QS
9000 certification within the first year of plant operation.
The company has internalised management techniques such
as 5-S, QSS, KSS, Mentor, IQRS, Six Sigma and Total
Productive Maintenance (TPM) practices to enrich operational
performance. Hi Tech Carbon is also the first Carbon
Black plant to be certified with OHSAS- 18001 for occupational
health and safety. The Carbon Black unit at Gummidipoondi
has won the coveted Deming Award for Quality (2002)
conferred by the Deming Prize Committee (JUSE), Japan.
The quality assurance and technical services
laboratory is equipped with the most advanced technical
facilities and is manned by highly experienced and qualified
personnel.
Hi Tech Carbon is one of the lowest
cost producers and has the locational advantage of being
near the sea coast. The company is expanding its capacity
by 55,000 tpa at a cost of Rs.120 crore at Gummidipoondi.
It is further exploring Greenfield expansion of 60,000
tpa in Western India.
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