Himadri Specialty Chemical Ltd

* Sicona Battery Technologies, backed by

, has secured a non-repayable AUD 45 million (~US$31 million / ₹300 crore) grant from Australia’s ARENA to establish its first commercial-scale silicon-carbon anode material plant. * The facility will manufacture SiCx silicon-carbon anode material for lithium-ion batteries, supporting faster charging and higher energy density, while strengthening Himadri’s strategic presence in the global EV battery materials value chain.