India, March 8 -- Birla Carbon Spain has been awarded a EUR 2 million grant by the Society for Regional Development of Cantabria S.A. (SODERCAN), a public entity of the Government of Cantabria, to advance an energy autonomy initiative at its Cantabria plant. The funding announcement was made in late February during a visit attended by Maria Jose Saenz de Buruaga, President of Cantabria; Eduardo Arasti, Minister of Industry, Employment, Innovation, and Trade of Cantabria and Angel Pedraja, CEO of SODERCAN. The grant forms part of a broader investment project by Birla Carbon Spain aimed at strengthening energy self-sufficiency at the facility.

The funding will support the installation of a 4 MW back-pressure steam turbine at the Cantabria ...