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Omsk Carbon Group breaks ground on new plant in Belarus
On July 29, Omsk Carbon Group held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new carbon black plant being built in the Mogilev Free Economic...
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Aug 7, 20141 min read
PCBL announces new carbon black plant in Egypt
Phillips Carbon Black Ltd. released plans for a new carbon black plant to be built in Borg El Arab, Alexandria, Egypt. The plant would...
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Jun 23, 20141 min read
Sid Richardson foresees carbon black shortages in US by 2016
The United States can expect to see supply shortages of carbon black by 2016, according to Gregory King, vice president of marketing for...
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May 21, 20142 min read
Orion Engineered Carbons files for IPO
On April 22, 2014, carbon black producer Orion Engineered Carbons Holdings GmbH (Frankfurt, Germany) submitted a filing to the Securities...
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Apr 27, 20142 min read
Tokai Carbon completes acquisition of Cancarb Ltd.
On April 15, Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) completed its acquisition of Cancarb Limited (Alberta, Canada) from TransCanada. The...
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Apr 18, 20141 min read
Tiremakers continue to invest in the United States
Tire Business has an overview of the current slate of tire plant expansions underway or planned for the United States. This includes...
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Apr 14, 20141 min read
Smithers Rapra announces details for Carbon Black World 2014 in Barcelona
Smithers Rapra has announced details for the 13th edition of the Carbon Black World 2014 conference. Taking place 20-22 October, 2014 at...
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Mar 20, 20142 min read
Cabot to relocate European Shared Service Center from Belgium to Latvia
On January 28, 2014, Cabot Corporation announced its intention to open a new Europe, Middle East and Africa Shared Service Center in...
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Jan 29, 20141 min read
Tokai Carbon acquires Cancarb Limited for C$190M
TransCanada Corporation (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) announced today it has reached an agreement to sell Cancarb Limited and its related...
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Jan 20, 20141 min read
Sid Richardson opens lab and office suite at Texas carbon black plant
This week, Sid Richardson Carbon Co. announced it is opening two new facilities at its carbon black plant in Borger, Texas. The first is...
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Dec 10, 20131 min read
Orion to shut down carbon black plant in Portugal
Orion Engineered Carbons made the following announcement in its third quarter 2013 unaudited financial statements: Following an intensive...
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Dec 4, 20131 min read
Pirelli, Rosneft, & Rostec announce joint research and development agreement for tire raw materi
On November 26, Pirelli announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for a joint research and development agreement dedicated...
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Dec 2, 20131 min read
Carbon Black World conference to be held in Barcelona
Smithers has announced the dates and venue for the Carbon Black World 2014 conference, which will be held October 20-22, 2014 at the...
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Nov 29, 20131 min read
Cabot signs consent decree with EPA on US carbon black plants
Last wee, Cabot Corporation announced it had entered into a consent decree with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in connection...
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Nov 25, 20132 min read
Impressions of Taipei and the Carbon Black Asia Pacific Conference
The Carbon Black Asia Pacific Conference was held last week in Taipei, Taiwan. Guided by a stellar advisory committee, the conference was...
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Nov 19, 20132 min read
Cabot launches new line of highly-conductive carbon blacks
Last week, Cabot Corporation launched a new line of super-conductive specialty blacks for use in plastics applications under the...
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Oct 23, 20131 min read
Azelis to distribute Phillips Carbon Black product line in Europe
Antwerp-based specialty chemical distributor Azelis has announced a new agreement whereby it will distribute the Orient and Royale brands...
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Oct 4, 20131 min read
China imports of carbon black into EU to rise as Lehmann & Voss signs sales agreement with Jiang
This week, Hamburg-based chemical company Lehmann & Voss & Co. announced an exclusive sales agreement between its LUVOMAXX business unit...
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Sep 27, 20131 min read
Bridgestone considering new tire plant in Turkey
On September 19, Bridgestone Corporation announced that Brisa Bridgestone Sabancı Lastik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. (Brisa) is evaluating...
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Sep 22, 20131 min read
Kremenchug begins offering ultra-clean grades of carbon black
European Rubber Journal (subscription required) reports that Ukrainian carbon black producer Kremenchug Carbon Black Plant is now...
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Aug 18, 20131 min read