India's carbon black industry has strong momentum, with total production capacity approaching the 1.82 million tons mark

India's carbon black industry continues to expand, and the current total production capacity is close to 1.82 million tons, showing strong development momentum.

Currently, among the six major carbon black producers operating in India, Phillips Carbon Black (PCBL) is the largest producer, with 5 production plants with a total production capacity of 770,000 tons.

值得一提的是，PCBL在古吉拉特邦的蒙德拉(Mundra)工厂具备年产22.5万吨的能力，成为该公司产能最高的单体工厂。紧跟其后的是位于西孟加拉邦的杜尔加普尔(Durgapur)工厂和古吉拉特邦的帕尔基(Palej)工厂，它们的年产能分别为16.3万吨和14.2万吨。此外，该公司还在泰米尔纳德邦的秦奈(Chennai)新建了一家工厂，年产能达到14.7万吨。另外，位于喀拉拉邦的高知(Kochi)工厂也为公司的总产能贡献了9.3万吨。

In addition to Phillips Carbon Black (PCBL), there are several other important producers in the Indian carbon black industry. According to the Carbon Black Industry Network, Birla Carbon India has an annual production capacity of 315,000 tons; Continental Carbon India has an annual production capacity of 235,000 tons; and BKT has an annual production capacity of 200,000 tons.

Himmadrid Specialty Chemicals and Epseron Carbon Black also have annual production capacity of 180,000 tons and 115,000 tons respectively. These companies occupy an important position in the Indian carbon black industry and together form a solid cornerstone of the Indian carbon black industry.