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From Taiwan Economic News comes word that CSRC is planning to expand capacity for specialty carbon blacks and carbon nanotubes in China...

From the Business Standard comes word that Aditya Birla Nuvo is considering a bid for Evonik’s carbon black business. The Aditya Birla...

In its most recent 10-Q report filed on November 4, 2010, Koppers Holdings reported the following information about Continental Carbon...

According to Chemical Week (subscription required), Evonik Industries has “mandated a bank“ to sell its carbon black business, which was...

On October 25, Cabot announced that it intends to cease manufacturing at its masterbatch facility in Grigno, Italy effective February 28,...

Coinciding with the release of its latest quarterly results, Phillips Carbon Black has updated its expansion plans. Speaking about new...

The Carbon Black World conference site has an exclusive interview with Lorenzo Zullo of the European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturer’s...

Driven by sustained recovery in tire, non-tire rubber, and industrial markets, global demand for precipitated silica rose nearly 15% in...

Columbian Chemicals has announced that it will increase prices for all product sold in North America to rubber carbon black markets by...

Carbon Black World 2010, IntertechPira’s 11th international carbon black market development conference, will take place on 16 – 18...

In addition to its possible sale to a new Russian/Polish joint venture (detailed below), there are three major possibilities with regard...

European Rubber Journal (subscription required) reported this morning that ZAO Polycarbon, a Russian carbon black producer, and Konimpex,...

Here’s an interesting overview of the Indian tire industry, including raw materials. It’s posted at scribd.com but it’s difficult to...

Following yesterday’s announcement that Evonik would divest its carbon black business, the company today announced a management change at...

Evonik Industries announced today that it planned to divest its carbon black business. Below is the main text of the press release....

We find that the program induced the purchase of an additional 360,000 cars in July and August of 2009. However, almost all of the...

India’s Phillips Carbon Black, a subsidiary of RPG, announced that Jatin Kapoor joined the company as chief financial officer as of...

Sid Richardson Carbon & Energy issued a press release yesterday, the text of which is reprinted in its entirety below: Sid Richardson...

Carbon Green Inc. (OTCBB: CGNI), a supplier of recycled carbon black based in Bratislava, Slovakia, announced on August 20 that it had...

Notch Consulting is proud to announce the publication of the 2010 edition of the Carbon Black World Data Book. Published annually, the...