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Carbon Black China 2020 conference postponed due to coronavirus
The organizers of the Carbon Black China 2020 conference have announced that the meeting will be postponed due to the strict travel and...

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Feb 11, 20201 min read
Cabot acquires Chinese carbon nanotube producer
Cabot Corporation announced on Monday that it had entered into an agreement to purchase Shenzhen Sanshun Nano New Materials Co., Ltd...

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Jan 7, 20201 min read
Joint Venture planning carbon black plant in Turkey
Turkish newspaper Sabah is reporting that Turkey’s largest occupational pension fund, OYAK, and the world’s sixth-largest carbon black...

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Dec 16, 20191 min read
PolyOne introduces new color concentrate using recovered carbon black
Plastics News has a writeup on PolyOne’s latest product introductions based on sustainable materials, including the following:...

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Nov 28, 20191 min read
Bridgestone brings first at-scale use of recovered carbon black to tire market
On November 20, Bridgestone Americas, Inc. announced the industry’s first at-scale use of recovered carbon black (rCB) in the tire market...

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Nov 25, 20192 min read
Cabot relocating Georgia office to Latvia
The Atlanta Business Chronicle reports that Cabot Corp. is planning to layoff staff at its office in Alpharetta, GA and move those...

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Nov 25, 20191 min read
European Carbon Black Summit scheduled for Frankfurt
ACI’s 2nd European Carbon Black Summit has been scheduled for Frankfurt, Germany on 24 & 25 June 2020. The two day event will bring...

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Nov 25, 20191 min read
Cabot breaks ground on Indonesian carbon black expansion
On Nov. 21, Cabot announced the groundbreaking for a previously announced carbon black capacity expansion project in Cilegon, Indonesia....

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Nov 25, 20191 min read
Birla Carbon and CHASM Advanced Materials announce carbon nanomaterials joint development agreement
On November 18, Birla Carbon (Mumbai, India & Marietta, GA) and CHASM Advanced Materials Inc. (Canton, MA) announced a new joint...

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Nov 18, 20191 min read
Pyrolyx secures 5-year rCB supply agreement with Continental
Continental A.G. and waste tire pyrolysis company Pyrolyx A.G. have signed a five-year contract for Pyrolyx to supply Continental with...

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Nov 13, 20191 min read
Orion introduces fuel-saving carbon black for tires
Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. is presenting a new surface-modified carbon black for rubber applications at the 196th Technical Meeting of...

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Oct 7, 20191 min read
Hankook postpones truck tire plant in Hungary
Tire Business (via European Rubber Journal) reports that Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd. has postponed plans to establish a $318...

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Oct 7, 20191 min read
Nokian’s US plant begins production
On October 2, Nokian Tyres celebrated the official opening of its North American production factory in Dayton, Tennessee. The...

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Oct 6, 20191 min read
Cancarb names new president
On September 12, Tokai Carbon, parent company of Cancarb Limited, announced the appointment of Mr. Peter Donnelly as President, replacing...

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Sep 17, 20191 min read
Cabot increases feedstock surcharge for rubber blacks in North America
On August 19, Cabot Corp. announced that it will apply a Feedstock Surcharge of $0.03 per pound for all carbon black products sold by the...

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Aug 21, 20191 min read
Cabot adding feedstock surcharge to specialty black sales in North America
Today, Cabot Corporation announced that it will implement a feedstock surcharge for all specialty carbon black products manufactured in...

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Aug 6, 20191 min read
Birla Carbon raising specialty black prices in North America
On August 1, Birla Carbon announced it will raise prices for all specialty carbon blacks in North America by 9% effective September 1,...

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Aug 1, 20191 min read
PCBL opens R&D center
Phillips Carbon Black has completed a state-of-the-art R&D center at Palej, Gujarat. Spread over 27,000 square feet, the Sushila Goenka...

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Jul 31, 20191 min read
Orion raising carbon black prices in North America
On July 22, Orion Engineered Carbons announced a price increase for North American carbon black prices, including both rubber blacks and...

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Jul 28, 20192 min read
Birla Carbon changes feedstock index for North American carbon black pricing
On July 26, Birla Carbon announced that effective August 1 the company will change the pricing mechanism for all North America contract...

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Jul 28, 20191 min read
