The Notch Blog

Nikkei.com has an update on some Japanese factories affected by the quake. Production facilities damaged by last month’s disaster that...

On March 29, Tokai Carbon, which operates three carbon black plants in Japan, issued an update on the impact of the massive Tohoku Region...

From Rubber & Plastics News: The U.S. Department of State is on defunding U.S. participation in Singapore-based International Rubber...

According to Dow Jones Newswires, buyout firm Advent International has pulled out of the auction for Evonik Industries AG’s Carbon Black...

Effective April 1, Cabot Corporation will increase prices for all North American Rubber Blacks (i.e., carbon black used in rubber...

On Friday, March 18, Cabot Corp. informed customers that it was declaring force majeure for its carbon black plant in Port Jerome, France...

Last week, Cabot Corp. announced plans to invest more than US$180 million to expand its carbon black capacity in China, Indonesia, Brazil...

Cabot Corp. said in a press release that its facilities in Japan have sustained “only minimal physical damage” as a result of last week’s...

On March 15, Cabot (China) Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cabot Corporation, announced the formation of a new joint venture with...

On March 11, Columbian Chemicals Company announced that it will increase prices for carbon black by up to 14% depending on grade. The...

Reuters reported today that buyout firm Advent is the frontrunner in the bidding for the Carbon Black unit of Germany’s Evonik...

On March 8, 2011, Evonik Carbon Black GmbH, a subsidiary of Evonik Industries, Essen, announced that it is increasing prices for carbon...

Klean Industries Inc. (Vancouver, Canada) has announced that its CEO, Jesse Klinkhamer, will be a keynote speaker at the Carbon Black...

According to proposed changes in the Union budget for FY 2011/12, India would reduce the customs duty on carbon black feedstock from 5%...

On March 1, Saudi Basic Industries Corp. and ExxonMobil Chemical Co. announced that they had selected Jubail, Saudi Arabia as the...

On Wednesday (March 2), Taiwan-based China Synthetic Rubber Corp. (CSRC) announced that it will invest NT$9.73 billion (US$330 million)...

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Phillips Carbon Black Ltd. of India has pulled out of the bidding for Evonik Industries AG’s...

The Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA) of India has charged China and South Korea with dumping tires on the Indian market,...

Goodyear has announced that it intends to close its tire plant in Union City, Tennessee by the end of 2011 as part of a program to cut...

CHEManager has a roundup of the current status of the Evonik acquisition. Evonik hopes to wrap up the deal by the end of the second...