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Thomson is reporting (subscription required) that the European Commission has cleared One Equity Partners’ acquisition of a 66.75% stake...

A fire erupted at Sid Richardson’s carbon black plant in Borger, Texas on Thursday, February 26, when part of a furnace fell from a wall....

Notch hears that Continental Carbon Company is currently running only one unit out of two at Phenix City, Alabama, putting it at half...

Notch Consulting has updated the Carbon Black World Data Book 2008 to reflect several recent restructuring announcements, most...

On January 29, 2009, Aditya Birla Nuvo reported its results for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 (Q3 FY 2008/09). The company posted a...

During its quarterly conference call held today at 2:00 pm, Cabot Corporation provided details of its restructuring plan announced in...

Responding to a global downturn that reduced rubber black volumes by 29% last quarter, Cabot has announced a major restructuring of its...

In November, this blog reported (here and here) that Sid Richardson had idled one of its tread units at its carbon black plant in Addis,...

Notch Consulting is proud to announce the publication of the Carbon Black World Data Book 2008. Published annually, the Carbon Black...

Yesterday, this blog reported that Phillips Carbon Black had announced that due to a technical snag, the commissioning of a 30 MW...

According to a new article in the The Hindu News, RPG Group, which is parent company to Phillips Carbon Black, is pressing forward with...

Phillips Carbon Black has announced that due to a technical snag, the commissioning of a 30 MW co-generation power plant has been...

On Wednesday, January 21, Koppers Holdings Inc. lowered its 2008 annual profit guidance for growth in Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS....

Columbian Chemicals today confirmed that it plans to close its Sevalco carbon black production and laboratory facilities in Avonmouth,...

On Friday, January 2, DC Chemical issued the following statement regarding its intention to sell its stake in Columbian Chemicals...

New Delhi, Jan. 3 — The Designated Authority in the Commerce Ministry has set off an anti-dumping investigation into imported “carbon...

According to JoongAng Daily, Korea’s DC Chemical plans to sell its 66.8% stake in Columbian Chemicals Company, the world’s third largest...

What a difference six months make. Back in May, this blog highlighted an article from the New York Times that detailed how the Russian...

Last week, Rubber & Plastics News (subscription required) reported that Dow Chemical was planning to shut down its EPDM rubber plant in...

On Wednesday, December 10, 2008, Cabot Corporation issued a press release indicating that it expects to report significant volume...