Description

Graphite India Limited (GIL), established in Kolkata, India, in 1962, is a global manufacturer and distributor of graphite electrodes and a broad spectrum of carbon and graphite specialty products. The company operates primarily through its Graphite and Carbon segment, alongside an 'Others' division. GIL's extensive product range includes various graphite electrodes, designed for diverse AC and DC furnace applications, as well as extruded graphite forms like rods, blocks, and tubes. It also produces molded and isostatically molded graphite, precision-machined carbon and graphite components, carbon graphite bricks, and advanced carbon composite brake discs. Beyond these core offerings, GIL supplies critical industrial consumables such as calcined petroleum coke, carbon electrode paste, graphite granules, and other carbonaceous materials to major industries including aluminum, steel, ferro alloys, and foundry castings. The company's engineering capabilities extend to impervious graphite equipment, encompassing heat exchangers (used as condensers, coolers, heaters, evaporators, and interchangers), graphite columns for distillation and absorption, ejector systems, and centrifugal pumps. Furthermore, GIL manufactures complete HCl synthesis and dry HCl gas generation units, H2SO4/HCl concentration and acid dilution cooling systems, along with components like bursting discs, thermos-wells, pipes, and glass fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP) pipes and fittings. GIL also provides high-performance steels, including high speed, alloy tool, and powder metallurgy varieties for cutting tools. Complementing its industrial operations, the company owns and operates a hydel power plant, generating and selling electricity. Graphite India Limited functions as a subsidiary of Emerald Company Private Limited.