Orion circular carbon black recognized by EU's 'Innovation Radar'

Orion S.A. recently announced the European Commission recognized the company on its “Innovation Radar” website, which identifies high-potential innovators that have done EU-funded research. The listing highlights Orion’s achievement as a “Key Innovator” for being the first company to produce circular carbon black from 100% pyrolysis oil from end-of-life tires. The market-ready material serves as an alternative to carbon black made from fossil oil. Orion developed this circular carbon black as a partner in the EU-funded BlackCycle project (Horizon 2020 program under grant agreement No: 869625). The award-winning BlackCycle initiative was led by Michelin and included seven industrial partners and five research and technology organizations, with the objective to design pioneering processes to make new tires from end-of-life tires.

Last year, Orion launched its “Clean Carbon Black Research and Development Project,” funded with a €6.4 million grant from the German government and European Union. The project is focused on developing a climate-neutral process for producing carbon black from alternative carbon sources.