The Notch Blog

Paul Ita

Aug 12, 2020
1 min

Notch updates Carbon Black World Data Book

Notch Consulting has published a new annual edition of the Carbon Black World Data Book, the most widely read and referenced report on...

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Paul Ita

Jul 20, 2020
2 min

Carbon Black

Tokai Carbon CB reaches key milestones in environmental projects

Tokai Carbon CB (Fort Worth, Texas), the largest carbon black company in the US, announced today that it has reached several...

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Paul Ita

Jul 10, 2020
1 min

Carbon Black

Orion completes air emissions project at Orange

On July 9, Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. announced that it has successfully completed a significant upgrade of its emissions controls at...

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Paul Ita

Jul 9, 2020
1 min

Carbon Black

Birla Carbon announces global restructuring

This week, Birla Carbon (Mumbai, India & Marietta, GA) announced a global restructuring program. The company will transition to a global...

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Paul Ita

Jun 30, 2020
1 min

Carbon Black

Cabot completes placement of air emission control equipment at Franklin

On June 26, Cabot Corporation announced that, as of June 2020, all major emission control equipment has been installed at its carbon...

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Paul Ita

May 12, 2020
1 min

Carbon Black

Cabot reports Q2 FY 2020 results

On Monday, Cabot Corporation reported results for its Q2 FY2020. Net sales declined to $710 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020...

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Paul Ita

May 12, 2020
1 min

Carbon Black

Tokai Carbon raises carbon black prices and changes price index for Japan

On April 13, Tokai Carbon Co. announced a price increase for carbon black in Japan of 6.0JPY/kg (US5.6 cents/kg) effective May 1, 2020....

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Paul Ita

May 7, 2020
1 min

Carbon Black

Orion announces Q1 results, sales down 12.7% YOY

On Thursday, Orion Engineered Carbons released their results for Q1 2020, reporting a 12.7% drop in sales and a 10.5% decline in volumes...

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Paul Ita

Apr 28, 2020
1 min

Carbon Black

LG Chem announces expansion of Carbon Nanotube Production

On April 27, LG Chem announced that it will expand carbon nanotube (CNT) production at its plant in Yeosu. LG Chem will be expanding by...

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Paul Ita

Apr 20, 2020
1 min

Carbon Black

Webinar to cover Recovered Carbon Black Markets

On April 22, Weibold will present a webinar covering Recovered Carbon Black Markets at 9:00 CET and 16:00 CET. The webinar will be hosted...

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Paul Ita

Apr 16, 2020
1 min

Carbon Black

Conti restarts some tire and MRG production in Romania

Continental A.G. restarted its tire plant in Timisoara, Romania on April 7, a company spokesperson announced. The plant was idled on...

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Paul Ita

Apr 16, 2020
1 min

Carbon Black

Scandinavian Enviro Systems announces strategic partnership with Michelin for rCB

Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Gothenburg, Sweden) has announced a new long-term strategic partnership with Michelin under which Michelin...

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Paul Ita

Apr 13, 2020
1 min

Carbon Black

Recovered Carbon Black Congress rescheduled for September

The Recovered Carbon Black Congress 2020 will be held September 8-10, 2020 at the Pullman Stuttgart Fontana Hotel in Stuttgart, Germany....

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Paul Ita

Apr 1, 2020
1 min

Carbon Black

SUSN acquired by Cabot Corporation

Cabot Corporation has completed the acquisition of Shenzhen Sanshun Nano New Materials Co., Ltd (SUSN) for integration into Cabot’s...

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Paul Ita

Mar 30, 2020
1 min

Carbon Black

Prinx Chengshan Tire inaugurates Thai tire plant

Amid all the plant closures, some good news. Tire Business reports that Prinx Chengshan Tire has inaugurated production of truck tires at...

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Paul Ita

Mar 30, 2020
1 min

Carbon Black

Conti, Goodyear continue to offer commercial tire services through crisis

This article from Tire Business suggests that commercial/truck tires and retreading will be a relative bright spot for the tire industry...

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Paul Ita

Mar 30, 2020
1 min

Carbon Black

Cabot withdraws financial guidance for FY 2020

Cabot Corporation announced today that it was withdrawing its previous financial guidance for fiscal year 2020, which did not include any...

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Paul Ita

Mar 25, 2020
1 min

Carbon Black

Orion withdraws guidance for 2020 financial performance

On March 23, Orion Engineered Carbon filed an 8-K report with the SEC announcing that it was withdrawing its full-year 2020 guidance...

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Paul Ita

Mar 20, 2020
1 min

Carbon Black

Bridgestone suspending production in North & South America

Bridgestone Americas is suspending production at its 15 factories in North and South America beginning March 21. All facilities plan to...

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Paul Ita

Mar 20, 2020
1 min

Silica

Pirelli suspending production in Georgia and Romania

Pirelli Tire North America plans to suspend operations at its factory in Rome, Georgia due to concerns about the coronavirus. Pirelli...

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