Connected To A
Greener Future
Sustainability at a glance
Share the Future emphasizes a collaborative approach with our stakeholders and new partners to deliver customer-facing solutions for a sustainable and circular world. We prioritize operating safely, reducing emissions, scaling circularity, providing innovations to growing markets, and striving to reach our aspirational sustainability targets.
As we continue to execute our Share the Future strategy, Birla Carbon is positioned to support the next generation of energy systems and accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy. Our commitment to innovation drives us to accelerate the development of sustainable materials and production processes that connect users across the energy value chains.”
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FY2025 Highlights
Safety Performance
In FY2025, Birla Carbon achieved our lowest Total Recordable Incidence Rate (TRIR) value since 2012 of 0.31 per 200,000 exposure hours, including both employees and contractors. This is a testament to years of dedicated focus and collaboration across the organization.
ISCC Plus Certification
16 of our carbon black plants maintained the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) Plus certification. ISCC is a global sustainability certification system that certifies sustainable feedstocks. Our focus on materials traceability throughout the supply chain underscores our commitment to environmental stewardship and circularity.
Carbon Black LCA
Birla Carbon completed a cradle to gate carbon black life cycle assessment (LCA)in accordance with ISO14040 and ISO14044. This LCA has been 3rd party verified following the guidelines of ISO 14071. Insights from our verified LCA reinforce our environmental position.
13 Gold Safety Performance Awards
The International Carbon Black Association (ICBA) has honoured 13 Birla Carbon sites with Gold level recognition under its Safety Performance Recognition Program, the highest accolade conferred by the association. The recipients include 11 of our manufacturing and 2 R&D centers located across North and South America, Europe, and Asia.
International Women’s Day
Birla Carbon celebrates International Women’s Day annually on March 8, to celebrate our women employees and showcase their many contributions. As part of our 2025 International Women’s Day celebrations, we hosted an enlightening session by Anna Hemmings MBE, OLY — a two time Olympian and six-time World Champion, Resilience and High Performance Specialist & leadership coach. A successful marathon kayaker, Anna shared her journey and offered valuable insights on leadership skills.
Women in Safety and Environment
In 2025, Women in Safety and Environment (WISE), an Employee Resource Group (ERG) supported by Birla Carbon, hosted two impactful events on equity, innovation, and career growth. The first was a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) workshop addressing gender bias and workplace discrimination, while the second featured Telexos’ Vice President of Business Development, who shared insights on innovation and sustainability. These events underscore WISE’s dedication to inclusion and professional development, aligning with Birla Carbon’s commitment to sustainability and responsible business practices.
Enhanced Code of Ethics training
In FY2025, we enhanced and redesigned our online Code of Ethics training program to better serve our global workforce. The updated program is now available in 14 local languages spoken across manufacturing plants and offices, and features modules dedicated to competition law, data privacy, workplace harassment, prevention of human trafficking and modern slavery, and working with third parties..
FY 2025 Expansion
We continue to engage with our customers to understand their aspirations, including their ambition to expand globally. The availability of our unique products remains a critical component of their growth. In line with our commitment to work together to simplify and secure supply chains, Birla Carbon is expanding its footprint in Hungary and has broken ground on two new sites in India and Thailand – strengthening our capability to serve both regional and global customers.
Asia Post Treatment Plant (APT)
We inaugurated our first post treatment facility featuring advanced technology to deliver high-performance, sustainable carbon black grades for industries like coatings and inks. This facility, in Patalganga, India, marks a major step in innovation, efficiency, and customer-focused solutions, and customers have shown immediate interest by placing orders for specialty grades produced at the new plant.
Continua™ SCM
In the past year, we expanded our production of Continua™ SCM to India. We have since launched and successfully commercialized two grades; Continua™ 8030 and Continua™ 8030P SCM. In collaboration with our partner in India, we upgraded our tire recycling facility by implementing Operational Excellence practices..
Targets and Progress
To meet our Vision to be the most respected, sustainable, and dynamic global carbon-based business, we have set key performance indicators (KPIs) to track our progress towards FY2030..
Business Continuity TARGET: Approximately double our annual capital spending against FY2012 baseline to reach $100M
Ethics TARGET: 100% of active employees to receive Code of Ethics training
Emissions TARGET: Reduce our Scope 1, 2, and 3 (upstream) emissions intensity (MT CO2/MT product) by 22% against the FY2022 baseline by 2030
Energy TARGET: Increase our absolute energy conversion efficiency to 80%
Water TARGET: Reduce our water withdrawal intensity (m3/t carbon black) by 50% versus FY2013 baseline at our high- and medium-risk sites3 (water withdrawal intensity by year)
Waste TARGET: 75% waste repurposed, including recycling, reuse, and recovery, by 2030
Environment TARGET: Record zero environmental releases year on year
Circularity TARGET: 300,000 tonnes of end-of-life tires repurposed through Continua™ SCM per year by 2030
Employee Engagement TARGET: Remain above the chemical industry annual benchmark for employee engagement4 (%)
Community Engagement TARGET: 100% of our facilities participate in community engagement
Safety TARGET: Achieve zero recordable injuries year on year (employee and contractor Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) per 200,000 exposure hours)
Customer Loyalty TARGET: Remain above the Net Promoter Score threshold of 355 (score by year)
Supplier Screening TARGET: 100% of Birla Carbon suppliers screened through our Navex system against pre-determined ethics, compliance, and risk parameters
