Graphite India Limited (“GIL”), one of India’s oldest and largest graphite materials companies, and Kivoro, a corporate spin-off of Graphenea and an innovator in graphene-based industrial additives, signed an Exclusive Distribution and Commercial Partnership Agreement to bring Kivoro’s graphene-based Heat Transfer Additive (HTA) technology to the Indian corrugated paperboard industry.
Under the agreement, GIL becomes the exclusive distributor of Kivoro’s Heat Transfer Additive across the Republic of India, focusing on deployment within the corrugated paperboard sector - a fast-growing, efficiency-driven industry where thermal performance improvements can significantly reduce energy consumption and costs.
Kivoro’s proprietary HTA is engineered to dramatically enhance heat transfer efficiency in corrugator plants, enabling higher throughput, reduced steam consumption, and improved board quality. Leveraging GIL’s strong industry presence and deep customer relationships across India, the partnership aims to accelerate technology adoption and support the modernization of corrugated production lines nationwide.
“This agreement marks an exciting milestone as we scale our graphene-enabled solutions globally,” said Jesus de la Fuente, CEO of Kivoro. “India is one of the world’s most dynamic corrugated markets, and GIL’s industrial legacy, customer trust, and technical expertise make them the ideal partner to bring our HTA technology to producers who are pursuing energy efficiency, productivity, and sustainability.”
Speaking on the partnership, Siddhant Bangur, Business Development Executive at Graphite India, added: “Graphite India has long been committed to introducing high-impact innovations that deliver strong operational benefits to the Indian market. Kivoro’s graphene-based Heat Transfer Additive is exactly the kind of breakthrough that the Indian industry is seeking, and we look forward to bringing this world-class technology to partners across the corrugated value chain.”
