Assam Carbon Products Ltd., the pioneer in the field of Carbon technology, was established in 1963 for manufacturing of Carbon brushes in the Industrial Estate at Bamunimaidan, Guwahati, Assam. In late 1970s, for the first time in India, it developed indigenous technology to produce world-class metal graphite carbon materials. In 1972, Assam Carbon collaborated with the Morgan Group, U.K. - the world leader in Carbon technology- to manufacture electro-graphitized and resin-bonded Carbon blocks. In 1975, the company set up its second manufacturing unit in Guwahati, Assam. In 1982, the company started manufacturing mechanical carbon materials with technical assistance of Morgan Group and also started its third manufacturing unit at Patancheru in Andhra Pradesh. 1987 saw, the machining of iso -graphite components for continuous casting, again for the first time in India. In 1992, Assam Carbon Products Ltd. became a subsidiary of Morgan Crucible Co. plc. U.K. In 1995, Patancheru unit started supplying Panto Carbon strips to Indian Railways. In 1998, Patancheru unit started producing Silver impregnated Graphite contacts and in 2001, Guwahati Plant was upgraded and awarded ISO: 9002. The company's R&D center at Guwahati effectively adapts technical expertise of the parent company to develop products for Indian Customers. Today, the company products are relied upon for various applications in several major industries.