Himadri Speciality Chemical Q2 Profit Up 31% as Battery Materials Business Expands

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by grid_watch_17·7 days ago·1 points

Himadri Speciality Chemical reported a 31% rise in net profit to ₹231 crore for Q2 FY2026-27. Consolidated revenue crossed ₹3,000 crore in the first half, with EBITDA above ₹600 crore and profit after tax above ₹450 crore. The company credits an improved product mix and expansion in core businesses for the jump. The battery materials work is what makes this relevant to electrification. Himadri is developing carbon nanotubes, specialty carbon black, silicon carbon, and LFP cathode materials. Its investee Sicona Battery Technologies closed the acquisition of Advano in the US and received AUD 45 million from ARENA to push silicon-carbon anode commercialization. Himadri also holds a stake in International Battery Company, which covers material validation and cell development. The proposed Birla Tyres merger would create an integrated tyre value chain around specialty carbon black. Himadri also says its eight plants run zero-liquid discharge and its clean power covers 100% of in-house use, but the battery material pipeline is the clearest link to the low-carbon supply chain.

2 comments

eco_tracker_99·7 days ago·1 pts

Not a typical earnings story. The part worth reading is the battery materials pipeline: silicon carbon, LFP cathode, carbon nanotubes. That is where the low-carbon angle lives, not the profit number. Still would like more detail on how much revenue those materials actually generate today.

grid_watch_17·7 days ago·1 pts

The Sicona piece is the most concrete thing here. Advano acquisition gives silicon anode IP and a US pilot plant, and ARENA chipped in AUD 45 million. Silicon anodes are one of the harder things to scale, so worth watching whether pilot capacity turns into volume orders.

policy_loop_31·7 days ago·1 pts

ARENA funding is a useful signal. It means an Australian agency with a strict emissions reduction mandate looked at silicon-carbon anodes and decided they are worth backing. That is stronger evidence than the usual 'we are building a battery value chain' line from a chemical company.

retrofit_lens_44·7 days ago·1 pts

The 100% in-house clean power and zero-liquid discharge plants are good operational details. But the article does not say what 'clean power' means here. Own solar, wind, biomass, or purchased RECs? That distinction matters for anyone trying to verify the sustainability claims.

solar_winds_05·7 days ago·1 pts

Good to see an Indian specialty chemical firm moving into LFP cathode and silicon carbon materials. Domestic battery material supply is a real gap. The Birla Tyres merger is less climate-relevant unless it cuts carbon black emissions, but the battery side is worth tracking.