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West Bengal ke Mahistikry mein Himadri Speciality Chemical ne apna anode material production plant officialy khol diya hai. Ye India ka pehla aisa facility hai, jisme initial capacity 200 metric tonnes per annum (MTPA) rakhi gayi hai. Company ne ispe 14 saal research ki hai aur kafi investment kiya hai. Ye step lithium-ion battery supply chain mein entry ke liye bohot bada hai, jo electric vehicle (EV) aur energy storage markets ke liye bohot zaroori hai. CMD & CEO Anurag Choudhary ne kaha ki material ki quality bahut achi hai aur India mein iska commercial production karne wali yeh pehli company hai. Ye khabar aate hi stock market mein bhi tezi dikhi, shares lagbhag 13% badh kar naye 52-week high par, ₹604.75 par pahunch gaye. Is rally se company ki market capitalization mein ₹3,500 crore ka izafa hua, jo ab ₹30,624 crore ho gayi hai.
Ab export strategy ki baat karein toh, Himadri apne anode material ka lagbhag 70% bahar bhejega, mainly US aur European markets mein. Iska main reason hai America dwara Chinese graphite aur active anode material (AAM) par lagaye gaye tariffs. Kuch tariffs 160% tak ho sakte hain, jiski wajah se Himadri jaise non-Chinese suppliers zyada competitive ho jayenge. India mein manufacturing karke, company in duties ko avoid kar sakti hai aur Western markets ko China se alag supply chain banane mein madad kar sakti hai. Waise bhi, global lithium-ion battery market 2026 mein USD 136 billion se badh kar 2031 tak USD 366 billion se zyada hone ka andaza hai, jo ki 22% ki annual growth rate hai.
Company ka FY26 financial performance bhi kafi strong raha. Q4 FY26 mein revenue 14% badha, jo ₹1288 crore raha. Full fiscal year ke liye consolidated EBITDA ek record ₹1006 crore raha, jo 19% zyada hai. Aur, company ne 70,000 MTPA ki ek nayi speciality carbon black line bhi shuru ki hai, jisse Mahistikry plant duniya ka sabse bada single-location facility ban gaya hai. Debt-to-equity ratio bhi sudhar kar 0.08 ho gaya hai March 2025 tak, jo strong balance sheet ka ishara hai.
Lekin competition kaafi tough hai. Global anode material market mein 97.5% tak China ka hi control hai. Chinese companies jaise Ningbo Shanshan aur Jiangxi Zhengtuo market mein dominant hain. Geopolitical risks bhi ek factor hain, aur production ko badhana aur international quality standards maintain karna bhi challenges honge. Market analysts ki rai bhi mili-juli hai; kuch 'HOLD' rating de rahe hain toh kuch 'SELL' bhi. Kuch price targets mein 18% tak ki giraavat ka bhi ishara hai. Stock ka P/E ratio 33 se 38 ke beech chal raha hai.
Overall, Himadri ka yeh anode material business mein enter karna electric mobility aur renewable energy storage ke global trend ke saath align karta hai. Company apni R&D capabilities use karke international demand ka bada share capture karne ki koshish karegi. Battery materials mein entry se company ko zyada profitable segment milne ki ummeed hai.