Anurag Choudhary

Managing Director & CEO at Himadri Speciality Chemical

As the Managing Director & CEO, Anurag Choudhary has led the transformation of Himadri from a coal tar pitch manufacturing company to one of the world's most extensive value chains in the carbon segment.

Under his leadership the group has achieved market leadership in its key products and expanded into new products and markets

like carbon black, lithium-ion batter material, construction chemicals etc. He was instrumental in bringing in institutional investors as Himadri's equity partners. He sees a transformational opportunity in electric vehicles and electric storage space and is pioneering the development of lithium-ion battery materials in India.

His vision and relentless focus on execution has led to Himadri's CAGR growth of 30% over 6 years.

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Kolkata, India

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Himadri Speciality Chemical

Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd is a coal tar pitch manufacturing company. The Company manufactures coal tar pitch used in the manufacture of aluminum, which is used in automobiles, televisions, rockets, beverage cans, wires, cables, smartphones, furniture and foil wraps, among others. It manufactures coal tar pitch, which finds downstream use in the manufacture of graphite electrodes in electric arc furnaces; specialized coal tar pitch, which is used in long war head missiles; advanced carbon, which is used in the manufacture of lithium-ion batteries; coal tar-based thermoplastic polymeric coating, which is used as an anti-corrosive material in underground and offshore pipelines; carbon black, which is used for reinforcement of elastomeric materials, and specialty carbon black with specific applications in plastics, fiber, inks and food grade materials. It also manufactures sulfonated naphthalene formaldehyde (SNF); poly carboxylate ether (PCE), and wood preservatives and fuel oils.


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Kolkata, India

Employees

501-1,000

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