Birla Carbon, one of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of high-quality carbon materials, will showcase its latest innovations for the coatings and inks industry at CHINACOAT 2026. Birla Carbon will present a comprehensive portfolio of solutions designed to help coatings and ink manufacturers address evolving performance, sustainability and regulatory requirements. The showcase will feature its Raven™ carbon black solutions, which support improved dispersion, pigment stabilisation, wetting and viscosity control across various applications.
Birla Carbon Strengthens Regional Supply and Technical Support
Birla Carbon is expanding its post-treatment capabilities across Asia to improve product availability and strengthen regional supply networks. By bringing post-treatment operations closer to customers, the company aims to shorten lead times, improve supply reliability and provide faster technical support. These enhanced local capabilities will also enable closer customer collaboration, helping manufacturers respond more effectively to changing formulation requirements and market demands.
Shashank Awasthi, President, Specialty Materials, Birla Carbon, said, “As coatings and ink manufacturers continue to navigate increasing performance expectations alongside sustainability and compliance requirements, material innovation remains a critical enabler.”
He added that the company’s solutions help customers address formulation challenges, improve operational efficiency and achieve consistent product quality. Furthermore, its enhanced local post-treatment capabilities and regional supply networks will provide customers with better product availability and responsive technical support.
Raven Carbon Blacks Address Diverse Coatings Applications
A key highlight at CHINACOAT 2026 will be Birla Carbon’s Raven carbon black portfolio for coatings applications. The company will showcase universal solutions that deliver high levels of jetness across water-based, solvent-based and powder coating systems. In addition, its powder coatings portfolio features products engineered to deliver excellent dispersibility, UV stability and colour performance. Birla Carbon will also present next-generation blue-tone carbon black solutions designed to enhance tinting performance.
High-Purity Carbon Blacks for Packaging and Printing Inks
For packaging and printing applications, Birla Carbon will showcase high-purity carbon black products suitable for food-contact and high-performance packaging inks. These solutions will help manufacturers meet stringent quality and regulatory requirements while maintaining the performance and consistency of their formulations. Birla Carbon will also highlight its Continua™ SCM portfolio of sustainable carbonaceous materials. These solutions aim to help customers reduce emissions while maintaining product consistency and purity. The portfolio supports compliance with important industry and regulatory requirements, including the Global Automotive Declarable Substance List (GADSL) and REACH regulations.
Conductive Solutions for Automotive and Industrial Coatings
The company will present solutions for industrial and automotive cathodic electro-deposition (CED) coatings, including Conductex™ conductive carbon blacks and Nanocyl™ carbon nanotubes (CNTs). These materials support electrostatic coatings and conductive primers in water-based and solvent-based systems. They also help improve adhesion between electrocoat layers and basecoats on plastic substrates, addressing important performance requirements in automotive and industrial applications. As per the press release, through its participation at CHINACOAT 2026, Birla Carbon aims to demonstrate how its advanced carbon materials, sustainable solutions and strengthened regional supply capabilities can help coatings and ink manufacturers improve product performance and operational efficiency.
