Epsilon Carbon announced its sixth sustainability report on 8 October, covering the 2025–26 financial year. The carbon black and specialty carbon producer reported a 98% reduction in Scope 2 emissions intensity against its 2022–23 baseline. This measure concerns emissions associated with purchased energy; it is not a claim that total plant emissions fell by 98%.
The company says its 17 MW captive power plant uses hot waste gases from production. Reported waste heat recovery utilisation reached 77%. Epsilon attributes more than 89,000 tonnes of avoided carbon dioxide emissions to reduced reliance on coal-based electricity.
Energy consumption intensity declined by 6% during the reporting period. The company also reported an 8.13% reduction in Scope 3 emissions intensity from the previous financial year. Scope 3 covers value-chain activities and uses a different comparison baseline from the Scope 2 figure.
Epsilon’s Vijayanagar facility has annual capacities of 215,000 tonnes of carbon black and 500,000 tonnes of specialty carbon products. The announcement therefore concerns operating improvements at an industrial supplier. Its figures are company-reported sustainability results, rather than a product price reduction or a 98% reduction in all emissions.
Market perspective
Editorial assessment: energy efficiency and environmental documentation may increasingly influence supplier selection alongside quality and supply consistency. Waste heat recovery can strengthen cost control, but its effect on a buyer’s actual price must be established through a commercial quotation and delivery terms.
Source report date: 2026-10-08
Sources: Manufacturing Today India · Epsilon Carbon — company release