The Notch Blog

Aug 8
1 min

Five carbon black-related conferences coming this fall

2024 is proving to be especially busy year for carbon black conferences. In May, the Carbon Black World conference was held in Vienna,...

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Circtec signs off-take agreement with bp for renewable marine fuel and naphtha

Notch

May 2
1 min

Carbon Black

Circtec signs off-take agreement with bp for renewable marine fuel and naphtha

This week, Circtec announced an eight-year offtake agreement for Circtec's proprietary Hevea Upgraded Pyrolysis Advanced (HUPA) renewable...

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Notch

Jan 23, 2023
1 min

Carbon Black

Webinar: Recovered Carbon Black for Investors

Notch will join the discussion for a new webinar, Recovered Carbon Black for Bankers & Investors. The time is Tuesday, January 24 at 8 AM...

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Notch

Dec 22, 2022
1 min

Carbon Black

Continental Carbon announces closure of Phenix City carbon black plant

On Tuesday, Continental Carbon Company issued a letter to customers, employees, and partners announcing the closure of the company’s...

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Notch

Dec 15, 2022
1 min

Carbon Black

Continental Carbon carbon black plant to close following EPA/DOJ decision

The Environmental Protection Agency and the US Department of Justice have ruled that no extension or grace period will be granted to...

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Notch

Oct 10, 2022
1 min

Carbon Black

Cabot raises specialty black prices globally

On October 6, Cabot Corporation announced it will raise prices globally for carbon black products sold by its specialty carbons business....

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Notch

Aug 21, 2022
1 min

Carbon Black

Notch publishes new report: World Specialty Blacks

Notch Consulting has published a new multi-client market research report, World Specialty Blacks 2022, which covers the global market for...

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Notch

Jun 29, 2022
1 min

Carbon Black

Tokai Carbon CB raising carbon black prices in North America

Tokai Carbon CB will raise prices on all grades of carbon black in North America by $0.20/lb effective August 1, 2022. The company said...

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Notch

Jun 20, 2022
1 min

Carbon Black

Notch presenting at European Carbon Black Summit in Frankfurt this week

Notch Consulting is presenting a paper at the European Carbon Black Summit being held this week (June 22/23) in Frankfurt. The paper —...

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Notch

May 26, 2022
2 min

Carbon Black

Orion expanding gas black capacity, building acetylene black plant

On May 25, Orion Engineered Carbons announced that it will complete its gas black expansion in Germany at plants in Dortmund and Cologne...

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Notch

May 16, 2022
1 min

Carbon Black

Birla Carbon raising carbon black prices in North America

Birla Carbon today announced a 15% price increase for all carbon black products manufactured in North America, effective July 1, 2022....

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Notch

May 16, 2022
1 min

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Tire Tech Exposition coming this week to Hannover

Notch will be presenting a paper on current conditions in the global carbon black industry at the Tire Tech Expo happening this week at...

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Notch

May 16, 2022
1 min

Carbon Black

Asia Pacific Carbon Black Conference postponed

The Asia Pacific Carbon Black Conference, which was scheduled to be held in Singapore from November 9-10, 2022, has been postponed to...

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Notch

Apr 25, 2022
1 min

Carbon Black

Orion Engineered Carbons Pledges to Achieve Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050

Orion Engineered Carbons announced today it aspires to align its sustainability objectives with the Paris Climate Agreement and strive to...

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Notch

Mar 8, 2022
1 min

Carbon Black

Orion Engineered Carbons issues statement on Ukraine/Russia conflict

On Monday, March 7, Orion Engineered Carbons issued a statement on the conflict in Ukraine. The statement is presented in its entirety...

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Notch

Mar 4, 2022
1 min

Carbon Black

Orion commissioning new carbon black line in Italy

ERJ reports that Orion Engineered Carbons is commissioning a new 25,000 ton/year reactor for speciality and technical rubber carbon black...

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Notch

Feb 16, 2022
1 min

Carbon Black

Cabot breaks ground on Specialty Compounds facility in Indonesia

On February 15, Cabot Corporation announced the groundbreaking of a new specialty compounds facility in Cilegon, Indonesia. The new...

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Notch

Feb 2, 2022
1 min

Carbon Black

Wolfersdorff/Notch publish new report on Recovered Carbon Black

Notch Consulting and Wolfersdorff Consulting Berlin are proud to announce the publication of their first co-authored report, Prospects...

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Notch

Jan 25, 2022
1 min

Carbon Black

Carbon Black China 2022 conference postponed

The Carbon Black China 2022 conference, which was scheduled for April 19-22, 2022 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, has been postponed...

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Notch

Jan 25, 2022
1 min

Carbon Black

Tire Tech Expo postponed from April to May 2022

Due to the current rapid escalation of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 throughout Europe, the Tire Technology Expo 2022 is being...

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