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Birla Carbon adds dedicated line for Continua SCM at carbon black plant in Italy
Birla Carbon recently announced a new new production line at its carbon black facility in Trecate, Italy. This dedicated line will serve the purpose of finishing and packing of Continua Sustainable Carbonaceous Material (SCM), a circular material derived from end-of-life tires. With this launch, high-quality and consistent Continua SCM will be available in large volumes. The announcement follows the recent inauguration of phase one of Circtec's new tire recycling facility i
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Cabot plans to remove carbon black capacity in Americas and Europe
On February 4, Cabot Corporation held its earnings call for Q1 FY2026. During the call, Cabot's CEO Sean Keohane announced that Cabot plans to rationalize carbon black capacity in the Americas and Europe due to declining tire production levels caused mainly by tire imports from Asia. The weaker demand environment resulted in a protracted contracting season and year-over-year price reductions for carbon black in western regions and a loss of volumes in Europe. According to Ke
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