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- Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd manufactures and markets carbon materials and chemicals with a focus on speciality products for lithium-ion batteries, aluminium, graphite electrodes and other industries. The company produces advanced anode and cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries; speciality carbon black for tyres, paints, plastics, inks and coatings; coal tar pitch including zero quinoline insoluble variants; refined naphthalene and its derivatives; sulphonated naphthalene formaldehyde (SNF) and polycarboxylate ether (PCE) for construction chemicals; speciality oils; coal tar enamel and tape for corrosion protection; and generates green power. Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd, founded in 1987 and headquartered in Kolkata, India, operates manufacturing facilities across India and previously in China, serving domestic and international markets including the US, East Asia and Australia. In 2025, the company acquires Elixir Carbo Private Limited for INR 7.50 crore to enhance vertical integration in coal tar distillates and naphthalene derivatives; invests USD 4.43 million for a 16.24% stake in US-based International Battery Company Inc to commercialise its LFP cathode and anode materials via manufacturing in South Korea and a Bengaluru gigafactory; enters a technology licensing partnership with Sicona Battery Technologies for India's first silicon-carbon anode plant; expands carbon black capacity and enters speciality tyre manufacturing for off-highway and electric vehicles following acquisition involvement in Birla Tyres; and sees promoter group increase stake through warrant conversions in November 2025.