The Notch Blog

ERJ has an article highlighting recent comments by Orion SA's CEO Corning Painter regarding potential impacts of the geopolitical disruption in the Middle East on carbon black markets. While cautioning that the company has no unique insights into how long the Iranian conflict may last or where energy prices ultimately will settle, Painter said that "Western chemical industry constituents are clearly experiencing tangible benefits from the supply chain disruptions that have en

Carbon Black World 2026 is being held this week in Shanghai, and Notch will present a keynote address on the Year in Carbon Black 2026. CBW is always a comprehensive, well organized and well attended conference. These certainly are interesting times across all industries, and Notch's paper focuses in part on the challenges of forecasting in an uncertain macroeconomic environment. Hope to see you there.