The Notch Blog

On Tuesday, Phillips Carbon Black posted its best ever financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2008. For the...

As I reported on Tuesday, Sid Richardson had an incident on Monday when it tried to bring one of its co-generation boilers back on-line...

According to an article in the Economic Times on Sunday, Aditya Birla Group is close to signing a land deal with the Port Authority of...

On April 21, Sid Richardson had an incident when it tried to bring one of its co-generation boilers back on-line after a unit turnaround...

I was in Guilin, China last week for the Carbon Black China 2008 conference. The conference has been held since the mid-1980s, but this...

According to a press release from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, the company’s refinery at Warri, Nigeria was restarted in...

Cabot ceased carbon black production at its Waverly, West Virginia plant as scheduled at the end of March. We previously wrote about the...

According to a March 26, 2008 article in the Observer-Reporter, The RJ Lee Group, a consulting and development group based in...

CBp Carbon Industries (called here CBp Carbon Green, Inc.) has changed its name and business. Millennium Energy Corp. (OTCBB: MLME) (the...

Sid Richardson has scheduled a unit turnaround for a tread unit at Borger, Texas for April. The UTA will shut down Unit 4 for about 2...

Michelin presented its latest generation of green tires, the Michelin Energy Saver, at the Geneva International Motorshow, held March...

A quick update on the challenging conditions currently facing the US carbon black industry. Cabot reports that its plant in Waverly, West...

An informative and provocative article about the ongoing problems at the Warri, Kaduna and Port Harcourt oil refineries operated by NNPC...

Environmental Waste International, an Ontario-based company, has signed a memorandum of understanding with an Israeli company, TRD Instum...

According to an article in the Economic Times, Continental Carbon India Ltd. (CCIL) has announced plans to invest Rs 2,000 crore (US$500...

CBp Carbon Industries, based in Bratislava, Slovak Republic, is one of several companies offering new generations of tire recycling...

On February 18, there was a major fire at Alon USA’s refinery in Big Spring, Texas. There were no fatalities in the fire, but four...

RAG-Stiftung has clarified its plans regarding Evonik Industries’ pending IPO, according to Forbes. Earlier this week, it was reported...

According to Thomson Financial, the proposed initial public offering from Evonik Industries AG has been put on hold due to current...

On February 14, 2008, Sumitomo Rubber Industries held a meeting to highlight its recent technological development work. According to a...