Birla Carbon partners American Process to improve fuel efficiency of tyres

Birla Carbon, a flagship business of the $ 41 billion Aditya Birla Group, will collaborate with American Process Inc (API) in the US to explore the technical and business potential of combining carbon black and nanocellulose to improve the performance and sustainability profile of tyres. 

Two companies have signed a joint development agreement in this regard last recently. While Birla Carbon is one of the leading producers of carbon black, American Process is a bio-refinery technology firm focused on industrial scale-up of production technologies for renewable materials, fuels and chemicals from biomass.

Initial evaluations suggest synergies between Birla Carbon and API’s BioPlus