Rain CII Carbon to Set Up Coal Tar Distillation Facility in APSEZ, India

Rain CII Carbon, a subsidiary of Rain Carbon Inc., has announced the setup of a new facility to process, blend and upgrade pitch in the Andhra Pradesh Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) in Anakapalli, Andhra Pradesh, India. The project, which will be executed in two phases, aims to capitalize on the burgeoning Indian steel industry and will utilize by-products from upcoming steel projects in the region. The first phase, scheduled to commence in the second half of 2025, will cost an estimated US $5 million and will have an annual capacity of approximately 50,000 metric tons (MT) per year of pitch. The second phase will involve the deployment of RAIN’s modular distillation technology, with an annual capacity of approximately 200,000 MT per year.