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On July 1, 2011, Continental announced plans to build a new tire plant in Kaluga, Russia. Kaluga is a city of just over 325,000...

The Economic Times reports that Aditya Birla Group said it has completed the USD 875 million acquisition of Atlanta-based Columbian...

The China Carbon Black Institute has announced the dates and location of the Carbon Black China 2012 conference, which will be held at...

An oil tanker carrying carbon black oil (CBO) was freed yesterday after becoming stuck in mud for several days about 5 miles from the...

From the Wall Street Journal comes word that the European Commission has cleared India’s Aditya Birla Group to buy U.S. company Columbian...

Tyrepress.com (subscription required) has a useful article on Challenge Bibendum 2011 and the market potential for materials used in fuel...

Bloomberg reports that Evonik Carbon Black plans to raise 770 million euros ($1.1 billion) from senior secured bonds and a credit line to...

JAMA (Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc.) have released their latest production figures for Japanese automobile production,...

On Thursday, May 12, Continental Tire the Americas L.L.C. announced plans to invest $224 million to expand its tire plant in Mount...

Here is some additional information about Cancarb’s maintenance program, which this blog covered late last week. Canada-based Cancarb,...

Al-Jubail Petrochemical (KEMYA), a 50/50 joint venture between Saudi Basic Industries (SABIC) and ExxonMobil Corporation, has signed a...

Canada-based Cancarb, which is the world’s largest producer of N990 thermal black, announced today that it was initiating a maintenance...

On Tuesday, India’s RPG Group announced plans for the construction of a new carbon black plant in Tamil Nadu, India. The plant will have...

Tire Business reported today (subscription required) that Continental A.G. is planning to build a greenfield-site tire plant in the U.S.,...

Toyota Motors has announced that its previously announced production cuts will last at least until November/December as the carmaker...

Evonik Industries AG announced today that is has agreed to sell its carbon black business to New York-based buyout firm Rhone Capital LLC...

The Record, the local paper in Orange County, Texas, reported this morning that there was an explosion at Evonik Engineered Carbons’...

Bloomberg is reporting that Rhone Capital LLC, a New York-based buyout firm, is close to finalizing a deal to acquire Evonik’s carbon...

On Tuesday, Reuters reported that financial investors Triton Capital and Rhone Group remain the sole bidders for the Carbon Black unit of...

On Monday, Toyota announced it will shut down all of its North American factories due to shortages of parts from Japan. The temporary...