Vikram Handa

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About Vikram Handa

Industrial Leader | Innovator | Sustainability Champion Mr. Vikram Handa is an innovator, a solution-oriented entrepreneur, and a global leader in the chemical and energy transition industry. In 2010, he founded Epsilon Group, a leading industrial conglomerate aimed at driving the global carbon black and battery materials industry. With a vision to decarbonize economies and support cleaner technologies, the group has carved a niche for itself through its subsidiaries, Epsilon Carbon and Epsilon Advanced Materials. Under his leadership, a world-class, fully integrated TPA specialty carbon facility was commissioned in 2017 in Bellary, Karnataka. The journey continued with their entry into the Carbon Black business, boasting a capacity of TPA. This Integrated Carbon Complex has a 10% lower carbon footprint compared to its global peers and is a complete zero water discharge facility. With fast-paced expansion plans for Carbon Black, Epsilon Carbon aims to become India’s third-largest Carbon Black producer with a capacity of TPA. The next decade of growth in India for the company will come through the recent investment announcement of Rs. for an integrated carbon plant in Jharsuguda, Odisha. In 2018, Mr. Handa founded Epsilon Advanced Materials Pvt. Ltd.(EAMPL) to mark the company's entry as an upcoming global supplier of sustainable battery materials for EVs, ESS, and the electronics industry. The company envisions vertically integrated manufacturing of synthetic graphite anode in India and becoming the preferred supplier to global cell manufacturers. The company successfully commissioned India’s first graphite customer qualification anode material in Bellary, Karnataka, with capacity expansion plans to tons per annum in India and another TPA in North America and Europe by 2030. More recently, the acquisition of a lithium-ion phosphate (LFP) based cathode active material technology center in Moosburg, Germany aligns with Mr. Handa’s vision of being the first global company capable of supplying both cathode and anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. Under Mr. Handa’s leadership, the Epsilon Foundation has undertaken CSR projects that span a broad spectrum, including healthcare, education, sports, and infrastructure development. These initiatives have managed to transform the lives of over 5 lakh people across India.