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Evonik Degussa’s carbon black plant in Orange, Texas remains shut down in the wake of Hurricane Ike. The plant was not flooded and damage...

On Saturday, September 13, Columbian Chemicals held a public open house at its carbon black plant in Hamilton, Ontario, including a tour...

Quick update on the status of the carbon black plants affected by Hurricane Ike over the weekend. Evonik Degussa at Aransas Pass, Texas:...

With the exception of Sid Richardson’s Addis, LA plant, all of the carbon black plants shut down in the Gulf Coast due to Hurricane...

As of the weekend, five carbon black plants remained shut down due to Hurricane Gustav: Cabot Corp. – Franklin, LA Cabot Corp. – Ville...

The eye of Hurricane Gustav made landfall in the United States on September 1 at 9:30 a.m. near Cocodrie, Louisiana, which is about 70...

Columbian Chemicals announced that it has inaugurated its new plant in Bahia, Brazil. Today Columbian Chemicals Co. hosted an...

The August 25, 2008 edition of Rubber & Plastics News featured an editorial (subscription required) about the recent Continental Carbon...

On August 28, 2008, Evonik Degussa Corporation announced that it planned to cease production at its carbon black plant in Aransas Pass,...

On August 8, 2008, Delta-Energy announced that it has completed an expansion of its tire recycling plant in Berthold, ND. The plant...

In a press release from August 6, 2008, CBp Carbon Industries (Bratislava, Slovak Republic) announced that it is moving into the next...

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India — On Monday, August 4, 2008, Aditya Birla Nuvo reported its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. The...

Notch has previously reported (here and here) on several major expansions in the works by India’s Phillips Carbon Black, including an...

According to an article in the Hamilton Spectator, Columbian Chemicals Canada is applying for a single, comprehensive air emissions...

On Monday, July 21, 2008, Evonik announced a price increase for pigment grades of carbon black. The text of the press release is below....

On July 8, 2008, Evonik’s Inorganic Materials unit announced that it was evaluating the construction of a 20,000 tonne/year thermal black...

According to the Times of India, Birla Group has confirmed that it is delaying the construction of its planned carbon black plant to be...

According to an article in the Hamilton Spectator, Canada’s Ministry of the Environment is ordering Columbian Chemicals to study whether...

On Friday, June 27, 2008, the United States Supreme Court rejected all further appeals of punitive damages in a nearly 4-year-old ruling...

On Monday, June 23, Columbian Chemicals issued a press release announcing an adjustment to its previously announced program to add a...