THE GENESIS - 1987-1999
1987
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Established as Himadri
Casting Pvt. Ltd.
1990
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Commissioned Coal Tar distillation plant in Howrah, West Bengal
1991
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Name changed to Himadri Chemicals & Industries Pvt. Ltd
1992
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Himadri became a public limited company
1993-99
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Commissioned another Coal Tar distillation plant in Howrah and a manufacturing unit in Visakhapatnam
BEGINNING OF A LEGACY - 2000-2009
2000
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Merged Himadri Ispat Limited’s coal tar distillation facility with the company
2004
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Established new coal tar distillation plant in Mahistikry, Hooghly, West Bengal
2005
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Started double production plant in Mahistikry, Hooghly, West Bengal
2006
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Commissioned a By-product refining plant in Mahistikry, Hooghly, West Bengal
2007
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Established a new manufacturing plant in Korba, Chhattisgarh
2008
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Commenced production at Advanced Carbon Material plant in Falta SEZ, West Bengal
2009
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Acquisition of a SNF plant in Vapi, Gujarat, for commercial production
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Commissioned production of SNF at Mahistikry plant in Hooghly
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Commenced Carbon Black production and power generation plant in Hooghly
EXPANSION & DIVERSIFICATION - 2010-2023
2010
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Completed capacity addition at the Coal Tar distillation plant in Mahistikry, Hooghly, West Bengal
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Completed SNF capacity expansion in the plant at Vapi, Gujarat
2011
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The R&D center at the Mahistikry plant in Hooghly got recognition from the Government of India
2012
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Completed capacity addition for Carbon Black at Mahistikry, Hooghly, West Bengal
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Commissioned production of SNF at Mahistikry, Hooghly, West Bengal
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Established 100% export-oriented unit in Falta, West Bengal
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Established a Coal Tar Pitch plant in Longkou, Shandong province, China
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Completed brownfield expansion of the power plant (from 12 Megawatts to 20 Megawatts)
2014
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Commenced operation of expanded coal tar distillation & ventured into specialty carbon black space
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Completed a brownfield project enhancing the Company’s Coal Tar distillation capacity in India by 60%
2015
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Initiated Setting-up a pitch melting plant at Sambalpur, Odisha
2016
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Transformed identity to Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd - reflecting true business nature
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Commenced pitch melting at the plant in Sambalpur, Odisha
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Overhauled carbon black marketing
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Installed continuous furnace for advance carbon material at Falta SEZ
2017-19
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Commenced commercial operations for the pitch melting plant at Sambalpur, Odisha
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Setting up of manufacturing facility of Advance Carbon Material (HSCP) at West Bengal
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De-bottlenecked coal tar distillation capacity
2020-23
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Project started for specialty carbon black and anode material (new energy material)
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Commenced commercial production of anode material
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Introduced and commercialized 14 new grades of Speciality Carbon Black
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'Three Star Export House' Certificate issued by The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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Investment in Sicona Technologies, Australia, with a vision to produce cost-effective silicon composite anode materials
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Acquisition of Birla Tyres, one of India's most iconic tyre brands expanding our reach and product offerings in global markets.
