The Notch Blog

On August 14, Asia Carbon Industries announced its earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2013, reporting net sales of $5,487,310 for...

Cancarb, the Alberta-based producer of thermal black, reassured customers yesterday that its operations were not affected by recent...

Cabot Corporation today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Grupo Kuo S.A.B. de C.V. (KUOB.MX) to purchase the remaining...

Michelin announced this week that it was shutting down its Colombian subsidiary Icollantas. The decision will result in the closure of...

On May 29, Orion Engineered Carbon released its results for the first quarter 2013 (ended March 31, 2013), reporting revenues of €341.1...

Last Thursday, both Michelin and Pirelli released their monthly tire sales figures for April, and the data are consistent in several...

On May 15, Asia Carbon Industries announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. Net sales for the quarter totaled $5,963,945,...

Japan Chemical Web reports that Denki Kagaku Kogyo is considering the construction of a new plant for acetylene black, an electrically...

Cabot Corporation announced today that the Board of its joint venture carbon black company, Cabot Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (CMSB), has decided...

Following up on yesterday’s news that Aditya Birla Nuvo is selling its Hi Tech Carbon business to a Birla holding company called SKI...

Aditya Birla Nuvo announced today that it will sell its carbon black business, Hi Tech Carbon, to another Aditya Birla Group holding...

Omsk Carbon Group, Russia’s largest producer of carbon black, has announced plans to build a new carbon black plant in Mogilev, Belarus....

Last week, JPMorgan Chase issued a note to investors that reiterated its neutral rating on Cabot Corporation. In the note, JP Morgan...

This week, Cabot announced the completion of its new plastics applications development lab in Shanghai. The new facility complements...

Tire Technology Expo 2013 is being held this week (Feb 5-7) in Cologne. This really is one of the best conferences on the tire industry...

Rubber News has rounded up industry reaction to the Environmental Protection Agency’s new national air quality standard for fine...

Notch Consulting has published the latest issue of the Carbon Black Quarterly Newsletter, a quarterly report on the $14 billion carbon...

Cabot today announced the launch of two new carbon black grades designed for use in premium coatings. EMPEROR® 1600 and EMPEROR® 1200 are...

On November 26, Cancarb Limited announced the completion of its biannual maintenance program, which included an upgrade of its waste heat...

The Carbon Black World 2012 conference, which was held last week at the Omni hotel in San Diego, was lively and well attended. Andrew...