China imports of carbon black into EU to rise as Lehmann & Voss signs sales agreement with Jiang

This week, Hamburg-based chemical company Lehmann & Voss & Co. announced an exclusive sales agreement between its LUVOMAXX business unit and Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black Inc., Ltd., China. The agreement secures exclusive distribution rights for the LEHVOSS Group in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Slovenia and Greece. LUVOMAXX will support the existing direct contacts, mainly with the tire industry. Jiangxi Black Cat is the largest producer of carbon black in China. The LEHVOSS Group supplies the Black Cat carbon blacks in all the usual packaging forms, including silo transport from its locations in Europe. According to LEHVOSS Group’s press release on the agreement, Wenxing Chen, President of Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black Ltd., anticipates robust growth in exports to Europe.