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Last week, Cancarb Limited, a subsidiary of Japan-based Tokai Carbon, announced that it is adding a sixth production unit for thermal...

Off-highway tire maker Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) is budgeting more than $200 million to upgrade and expand capacity for tires and...

Dutch cleantech company Black Bear Carbon B.V. has raised $5.7 million from venture capital firms Capricorn Venture Partners and...

On November 1, 2018, Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire acetylene carbon black...

Cabot Corporation announced today that it has acquired NSCC Carbon (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. from Nippon Steel Carbon Co., Ltd., a subsidiary...

On September 21, Birla Carbon Spain (Gajano, Spain), announced an investment of €5 million towards sustainability and energy efficiency...

The Carbon Black World conference, which is held every other year, is coming to Dusseldorf from September 24-26. This is an essential...

Indian carbon black producer Himadri Specialty Chemicals has selected Terra Firma (Towson, MD) as its exclusive distributor for specialty...

Orion Engineered Carbons announced today that Jack L. Clem, 65, who has served as CEO since 2011, will retire from his role. He will be...

On August 10, Continental Carbon Company (Houston, TX) announced a price increase of $0.07/lb for all grades and customers effective...

Effective September 1, 2018, or as contracts allow, Cabot Corporation will increase prices up to 10% globally for specialty carbon...

Cabot Corporation announced that Nicholas Cross, executive vice president and president of the Performance Chemicals segment and Europe,...

On July 17, Tokai Carbon announced it was raising the selling price of carbon black as follows: 1．Price revision 　(a)　Scope: Carbon...

Rubber & Plastics News published an editorial on current conditions in the carbon black industry, highlighting some of the recent...

On July 17, Birla Carbon (Marietta, Georgia and Mumbai, India) announced expansions in multiple regions to support customers in the...

Last week, Orion Engineered Carbons announced that it will implement price increases on all Specialty Carbon Blacks worldwide beginning...

On June 26, Birla Carbon (Hannover, Germany) announced a price increase for carbon black for all non-contract customers in the Europe and...

Enviro has signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Treadcraft Limited to establish a new recycling plant in the city of Buffalo,...

Effective July 1, Columbian Chemicals Company (Marietta, GA) changed its name to Birla Carbon USA. Aditya Birla Carbon (Mumbai, India)...

On June 26, Tokai Carbon’s board of directors signed a contract to acquire Sid Richardson. The acquisition is expected to close in early...