# Himadri Speciality Chemical invests Rs 220 crore to expand speciality carbon black capacity in West Bengal

Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd announced a brownfield expansion of its speciality carbon black capacity at Singur, West Bengal, with an investment of Rs 220 crore, adding 70,000 tonnes per annum capacity, scheduled to be operational within 18 months.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-04-29
- Where: Singur, Hooghly district, West Bengal, India
- Value: $26.4M (2.20B INR)
- Starts operating: Oct 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 70,000 tonnes per annum
- Products: speciality carbon black
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Himadri Speciality Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/76341.md)

## Sources

- [energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com](https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/coal/himadri-speciality-to-invest-rs-220cr-in-bengal-to-expand-speciality-carbon-black-capacity/109679417), 2024-04-29: "We foresee a significant uptick in demand for speciality carbon black, especially with the impending ban on Russian carbon black imports into the European Union."

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