The Notch Blog

This article caught my eye. The president and CEO of Atlantic Hydrogen Inc. is floating on air after an announcement Tuesday that his...

In a post from last week, I wrote about a carbon black spill in Hancock County, Illinois. On Tuesday, the Hancock County Journal-Pilot...

On Wednesday, Goodyear Tire & Rubber announced plans to close its tire plant in Somerton, Victoria, Australia by the end of 2008. The...

On Saturday, this blog reported that Columbian Chemicals is instituting a surcharge for its European carbon black sales. That information...

On Saturday, a private truck hauler spilled a significant quantity of carbon black in Dallas City, Hancock County, Illinois. The spill...

Effective July 1, Continental Carbon Company (Houston, Texas) will implement a surcharge on all carbon black sales of 6 cents/pound for...

According to an article in The Hindu, Continental Carbon India has publicly announced plans to build a new carbon black plant on the east...

Effective June 25, Columbian Chemicals will add a surcharge of €90.00 per tonne for all rubber blacks sold in Europe. This move follows a...

The Chinese government has banned the production and shipment of numerous chemicals in the area surrounding Beijing during the run-up to...

Effective June 1, Columbian Chemicals has added a new surcharge of $0.08 per pound for all carbon black products sold in North America....

The dismal US auto sales figures released this week were no surprise to anyone who has filled their gas tank recently. Reuters reports:...

On May 28, 2008, Cabot announced plans to build a carbon black masterbatch facility in the Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai. The plant will...

Sid Richardson Carbon today made a major announcement regarding the structure of its quarterly pricing formulation. Below is the...

Intertech-Pira has announced a day-long pre-conference workshop for Carbon Black World 2008 entitled, “Energy Recovery and Emissions...

According to its chairman, Rama Prasad Goenka, RPG Group (Kolkata) plans to invest Rs. 9,000 crore ($2.1 billion) in its power, tire and...

According to Reuters India, Phillips Carbon Black intends to increase carbon black prices by 15 percent due to higher crude oil prices....

According to several Vietnamese sources, Phillip Carbon Black signed an agreement on May 9 with three Vietnamese companies to build...

An interesting article from the New York Times on Gazprom’s recent activities. Last week, Dmitri A. Medvedev, Gazprom’s current chairman,...

Aditya Birla Nuvo, parent company of Hi Tech Carbon, released its fourth quarter and annual results on Wednesday, April 30. The company...

On Wednesday, April 30, Cabot released its results for its second quarter of FY 2008. The company announced net income of $11 million for...