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Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black: 2023 Q4 Results  Link...

Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black is China's biggest producer of furnace carbon black with capacity at just over 1 million metric tonnes. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks Jiangxi Black Cat for total financial performance as well as performance in furnace black and precipitated silica production. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Orion Engineered Carbons: Breaks Ground on Battery Materials Plant in Texas  Link...

Orion has broken ground on a plant in Texas that will be the only facility in the U.S. producing acetylene-based conductive additives for lithium-ion batteries and other applications vital for the global shift to electrification.

The site is based in the city of La Porte, southeast of Houston. The battery additives produced by Orion’s plant will be super clean, with only one-tenth of the carbon footprint of other commonly used materials.

The additives produced at the La Porte plant will be made from acetylene, a colorless gas that Orion’s production process turns into powder with exceptional purity demanded by leading battery manufacturers. The acetylene will be supplied by a neighboring site owned by Equistar Chemicals LP, a subsidiary of LyondellBasell.

Key equipment procurement and off-site fabrication are already at an advanced stage. Field construction activities are ramping up, with the facility start-up expected in the second quarter of 2025.

Cabot Corporation: Wins Tire Technology International 2024 Award for Its E2C® DX9660 Engineered Elastomer Composite  Link...

Cabot Corporation has won the Tire Technology International 2024 Awards for Innovation and Excellence in the “Chemicals and Compounding Innovation of the Year” category for its E2C DX9660 engineered elastomer composite. The award recognises Cabot's E2C DX9660 as a solution that delivers performance and sustainability benefits for tire customers across the globe.

E2C DX9660 elastomer composite is produced in a proprietary and patented mixing process that enables superior carbon black dispersion and improved rubber properties for on-road commercial tire applications. Utilizing Cabot’s Light Touch™ mixing guidelines, its DX9660 grade delivers an approximately 30% increase in abrasion resistance without sacrificing rolling resistance over conventional compounds. The on-road performance of this product has been validated by customers globally. Furthermore, by delivering high levels of tread wear resistance, the DX9660 solution results in a reduction of end-of-life tires, thereby enabling a more sustainable future.

Cabot Corporation: Launches PROPEL® E8 Engineered Reinforcing Carbon Black for Tire Tread Applications  Link...

Cabot has launched its new PROPEL® E8 engineered reinforcing carbon black designed to provide superior tread durability at low rolling resistance for high-performance tire tread applications. The product addresses the unique challenges posed by the heavier weight and higher torque of electric vehicles compared to traditional internal combustion engine vehicles. The PROPEL E8 grade complements Cabot’s existing solutions within the PROPEL E series, which are also suitable for use in high-performance tires.

The treads of EV tires require a performance balance difficult to meet with traditional, high surface area ASTM carbon blacks. The PROPEL E8 solution enables better rolling resistance when compared to ASTM N200 and N100 carbon black grades. It also provides high stiffness and modulus with abrasion resistance equal to ASTM N100 series carbon black.

The PROPEL E8 grade complements the other solutions in its PROPEL E portfolio including grades PROPEL E3, PROPEL E6 and PROPEL E7, which can also deliver performance and sustainability benefits for various high-performance tire formulations. Cabot’s PROPEL E series is comprised of high surface area, medium structure reinforcing carbon blacks specifically engineered to increase the overall sustainability of the tire value chain, enabling tread formulators to deliver tires with low rolling resistance for maximum range while enhancing tread durability to extend tire life span, resulting in fewer EOLTs. In addition, PROPEL E3 carbon black considerably reduces hysteresis enabling low rolling resistance, which is a critical design consideration for EV tires to maximize range.

China Synthetic Rubber Corporation: 2023 FY & Q4 Results  Link...

China Synthetic Rubber Corporation (CSRC) manufacture furnace carbon black, biotech and electronic products. Rubber Chemical Consultants Ltd tracks the Carbon Black segment which accounts for approximately two thirds of CSRC's total sales revenue (2016). Currency values reported in: Millions of TWD

Thai Carbon: 2023 Q3 Results  Link...

Thai Carbon report in one segment: Carbon Black. Currency values reported in: Millions of THB

Phillips Carbon Black Ltd: 2023 Q3 Results  Link...

Phillips Carbon Black Ltd (PCBL) produce furnace carbon black and also cogenerate electricity using the waste gas from the carbon black process. PCBL report in two segments: Carbon Black and Power, the Power segment sells back to the Carbon Black segment as well as supplying surplus electricity for external sale. All quarterly results are unaudited. Results are reported based for the period in question with no currency adjustments between reporting periods. Currency values reported in: Millions of INR

Tokai Group: 2023 Q4 Results  Link...

Tokai Group: Volumes decreased slightly due to prolonged periods of production adjustments for TBR tires and weak demand for non-tire products.

Tokai Carbon Co Ltd operates in five reporting segments one of which is carbon black. Tokai carbon produce carbon black in Japan, Thailand and China. Tokai acquired Cancarb (which produces thermal carbon black) in 2014 and also acquired Sid Richardson (a furnace carbon black manufacturer with three US production facilities) mid 2018. RCCL tracks Tokai's carbon black segment. Currency values reported in: Millions of JPY

Cabot Corporation: 2024 Q1 Results  Link...

Cabot Corporation: Reinforcing: volumes up in Europe and Asia (+2% global), modest sequential volume improvements expected. EBIT improvements through favourable pricing and product mix from 2023 customer agreements. Performance: Volumes up 10% with sequential volume increase expected driven by seasonality.

Cabot Corporation operate in four segments: Reinforcement Materials, Performance Chemicals, Purification Solutions and Speciality Fluids. RCCL tracks performance in the Reinforcement Materials (rubber carbon blacks) and Performance Chemicals (specialist carbon blacks, plastic compounds, metal oxides). EBIT/EBITDA figures for carbon black in the performance chemical segment use RCCL estimates. RCCL also estimates performance for total carbon black based on annual results. Currency values reported in: Millions of USD

Orion Engineered Carbons USD: 2023 Q4 & FY Results  Link...

Orion Engineered Carbons: Q4: Increased demand YoY in speciality and rubber (China). Revenue was flat due to lower pass through of oil prices, partially offset by improved pricing. Gross profit per MT down due to lower cogen pricing (European electricty pricing) and unfavourable product and geographic mix. FY: subdued demand in most markets excepting China. Lower revenue due to oil price pass through and volume, offset my contractual price increases. Gross profit increased due to negotiated contract pricing, offset by lower volumes and cogen revenue. Rubber Segment gross profit per MT increased due to contractual pricing. Speciality Segment gross profit per MT down due to geographic, product mix and cogen.

Orion Engineered Carbons manufactures furnace carbon black as well as thermal, gas, lampblack and acetylene blacks and is the third largest carbon black producer on a global basis. Orion reports results in two segments: Specialist and Rubber. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks the two segments as well as the overall company results. Currency values reported in: Millions of USD

Birla Carbon: ISCC Plus Certification for US and Korean Plants  Link...

Birla Carbon's plants in Hickok, USA and Yeosu (South Korea) have secured ISCC Plus certification, this follows certification of Birla's Trecate, Italy plant last year.

Birla Carbon is actively pursuing ISCC PLUS certification for several other global plants. The certification process for two units in Brazil and three units in India, Spain, Egypt, and Hungary is underway, with the remaining sites slated for completion through the remainder of CY 2024.

Orion Engineered Carbons: Completes EPA-Mandated Air Emissions Control Upgrades  Link...

Orion has completed upgrading its air emissions control technology at all four of its U.S. carbon black plants – the biggest sustainability-related initiative in the company’s history. The company recently finished its final air emissions project at its plant in Belpre, Ohio. Previously, the company upgraded its Borger, Texas; Ivanhoe, Louisiana; and Orange, Texas, facilities.

Birla Carbon: Announces New Greenfield Expansions in India and Thailand  Link...

Birla Carbon has announced that it will build two new manufacturing plants to support the fast growing markets of India and Southeast Asia. The plants will be built in Niadupet, Andhra Pradesh, India and Rayong, Thailand and will both have an intitial capacity of 120 kMT to be operational in 2025 with potential future expansions to 240 kMT.

Previously announced brownfield expansion plans in Hungary, as well as, the post treatment facility expanding Specialty capacity at Patalganga, India, are progressing on plan.

Epsilon Carbon: Planning Integrated Carbon Complex in Odisha  Link...

Epsilon Carbon has signed a MoU with the Government of Odisha committing an investment of Rs 10k crores over 10 years to establish an integrated carbon complex in Jharsuguda, Odisha. The ICC project includes carbon black capacity of 300 kMTpa as well as 500 kMT of speciality carbon and 75 kMT of advanced materials.

China Synthetic Rubber Corporation: 2023 Q3 Results  Link...

China Synthetic Rubber Corporation (CSRC) manufacture furnace carbon black, biotech and electronic products. Rubber Chemical Consultants Ltd tracks the Carbon Black segment which accounts for approximately two thirds of CSRC's total sales revenue (2016). Currency values reported in: Millions of TWD

Thai Carbon: 2023 Q2 Results  Link...

Thai Carbon report in one segment: Carbon Black. Currency values reported in: Millions of THB

Orion Engineered Carbons: Celebrates Opening of 2nd Plant in China  Link...

Orion has celebrated the opening of its new plant located in the city of Huaibei, Anhui province, China. The plant has 2 production lines with a total capacity of 70 kMTpa with production targetted at various segments including rubber, coatings, inks and plastics.

Tokai Group: 2023 Q3 Results  Link...

Tokai Group: Carbon black revenue up YoY based on increased sales prices through the year. Q3 values indicate softening market.

Tokai Carbon Co Ltd operates in five reporting segments one of which is carbon black. Tokai carbon produce carbon black in Japan, Thailand and China. Tokai acquired Cancarb (which produces thermal carbon black) in 2014 and also acquired Sid Richardson (a furnace carbon black manufacturer with three US production facilities) mid 2018. RCCL tracks Tokai's carbon black segment. Currency values reported in: Millions of JPY

Cabot Corporation: 2023 Q4 Results & FY2023  Link...

Cabot Corporation: FY 2023 results included: record EBIT in reinforcing materials driven by favourable CY2023 customer agreements in the face of a 5% volume decline due to prolonged destocking; Lower volumes in performance chemicals (except battery materials) due to an extended period of destocking and market weakness. Forward priorites include: Strategic investment in Battery Materials in US and EU; Expansion of reinforcement materials in Indonesia for Southeast Asia market growth; Debottlenecking of inkject capacity for packaging growth.

Cabot Corporation operate in four segments: Reinforcement Materials, Performance Chemicals, Purification Solutions and Speciality Fluids. RCCL tracks performance in the Reinforcement Materials (rubber carbon blacks) and Performance Chemicals (specialist carbon blacks, plastic compounds, metal oxides). EBIT/EBITDA figures for carbon black in the performance chemical segment use RCCL estimates. RCCL also estimates performance for total carbon black based on annual results. Currency values reported in: Millions of USD

Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black: 2023 Q3 Results  Link...

Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black is China's biggest producer of furnace carbon black with capacity at just over 1 million metric tonnes. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks Jiangxi Black Cat for total financial performance as well as performance in furnace black and precipitated silica production. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Longxing Chemical Stock: 2023 Q3 Results  Link...

Longxing Chemical Stock (second largest furnace carbon black producer in China) also produces chemicals and precipitated silica. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks Longxing's furnace black and precipitated silica segments as well as quarterly company results. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Jinneng Science & Technology: 2023 Q3 Results  Link...

Jinneng Science & Technology have an integrated chemical operation including coking, chemical production, coal tar deep processing, carbon black and silica production. RCCL follows Jinneng's full operational results (all segments) and studies individual carbon black and silica segment performance. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Yongdong Chemical Industry: 2023 Q3 Results  Link...

Yongdong Chemical Industry is active in coal tar processing and carbon black production. Carbon black production includes reinforcing, conductive and pigment grades of carbon black. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Cabot Corporation: Launches New REPLASBLAK™ Circular Black Masterbatch  Link...

Cabot has launched its new REPLASBLAK™ product family of circular black masterbatches with certified material. Part of Cabot's EVOLVE® Sustainable Solutions, the launch includes three products which will be sold as the company’s first-ever ISCC PLUS certified black masterbatch products:

• REPLASBLAK rePE5475 100% circular black masterbatch leverages 100% ISCC PLUS mass balance certified material made from reclaimed carbons from end-of-life tire pyrolysis and mechanically recycled polyethylene. It delivers more than 60% GHG reduction in comparison to a standard black masterbatch and adheres to the ISCC PLUS voluntary add-on GHG emissions requirements. This medium tint product is targetted at the automotive, agricultural, packaging and construction markets.
• REPLASBLAK rePE5265 70% circular black masterbatch leverages 70% ISCC PLUS mass balance certified material made from mechanically recycled polyethylene. It reduces GHG emissions by nearly 50% in comparison to a standard black masterbatch and adheres to the ISCC PLUS voluntary add-on GHG emissions requirements. This high gloss and high jet product is targetted at sheet extrusion applications in the automotive market.
• REPLASBLAK rePE5250 60% circular black masterbatch leverages 60% ISCC PLUS mass balance certified material made from mechanically recycled polyethylene. It reduces GHG emissions by nearly 50% in comparison to a standard black masterbatch and adheres to the ISCC PLUS voluntary add-on GHG emissions requirements. This high tint product is targetted at the automotive market.

Orion Engineered Carbons: 2023 Q3 Results  Link...

Orion Engineered Carbons: Volumes flat with increases in China offset by lower volumes in EMEA and Americas. Gross profit down due to lower cogeneration and start-up of new facility in China.

Orion Engineered Carbons manufactures furnace carbon black as well as thermal, gas, lampblack and acetylene blacks and is the third largest carbon black producer on a global basis. Orion reports results in two segments: Specialist and Rubber. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks the two segments as well as the overall company results. Currency values reported in: Millions of USD

Phillips Carbon Black Ltd: 2023 Q2 Results  Link...

Phillips Carbon Black Ltd: Commissioned 84 kMTpa capacity at the new Chennai plant - completing phase I.

Phillips Carbon Black Ltd (PCBL) produce furnace carbon black and also cogenerate electricity using the waste gas from the carbon black process. PCBL report in two segments: Carbon Black and Power, the Power segment sells back to the Carbon Black segment as well as supplying surplus electricity for external sale. All quarterly results are unaudited. Results are reported based for the period in question with no currency adjustments between reporting periods. Currency values reported in: Millions of INR

Birla Carbon: Acquires Nanocyl  Link...

Birla Caron has completed the acquisition of Nanocyl SA, a worldwide leader in multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT’s) based in Sambreville, Belgium. The acquisition expands Birla Carbon’s presence in the Energy Systems market, with a focus on material critical to Lithium Ion battery performance along with other conductive applications. Nanocyl’s advanced MWCNTs enhances Birla's range of solutions for conductive applications, joining Birla's Conductex™ family of carbon black additives and active anode materials

China Synthetic Rubber Corporation: 2023 Q2 Results  Link...

China Synthetic Rubber Corporation (CSRC) manufacture furnace carbon black, biotech and electronic products. Rubber Chemical Consultants Ltd tracks the Carbon Black segment which accounts for approximately two thirds of CSRC's total sales revenue (2016). Currency values reported in: Millions of TWD

Cabot Corporation: Increasing Prices Globally for Specialty Carbon Blacks  Link...

Cabot is raising prices globally by up to 9% for specialty carbon blacks. The price increases are necessary to address higher costs associated with manufacturing relating to inflationary pressures, maintenance and environmental compliance costs. Increases are effective from November 1, 2023 or as contracts allow.

Cabot Corporation: Enhances Cirularity and Traceability Via ISCC Certification  Link...

Cabot has achieved International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS certification at six of its facilities. Sites currently certified include three reinforcing carbon facilities in Europe and the Americas as well as two masterbatch and compounding facilities* in Europe and the Company’s Europe, Middle East and Africa regional headquarters.

Cabot currently offers two ISCC PLUS certified products powered by EVOLVE® Sustainable Solutions, VULCAN® 7H-C circular reinforcing carbon and STERLING® SO-RC110 circular reinforcing carbon. These products are produced via a mass balance approach designed to trace the flow of materials through a complex value chain.

Orion Engineered Carbons: Investing In Project for Circular Carbon Black  Link...

Orion is investing 12.8 million Euro (including 6.4 million Euro funding from the German government and European Union) to further develop and demonstrate a climate-neutral process for producing carbon black from alternative sources.

The technology is designed to improve Orion’s yield and throughput in the production of carbon black using circular feedstocks and thus potentially reduce the carbon footprint of the process by a significant amount. This could accelerate the shift to a circular economy and feed the growing demand for sustainable materials in the tire industry. A research facility is being built for the project at Orion’s main innovation center at its plant in Cologne.

Jinneng Science & Technology: 2023 Q2 Results  Link...

Jinneng Science & Technology have an integrated chemical operation including coking, chemical production, coal tar deep processing, carbon black and silica production. RCCL follows Jinneng's full operational results (all segments) and studies individual carbon black and silica segment performance. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Yongdong Chemical Industry: 2023 Q2 Results  Link...

Yongdong Chemical Industry: First half of 2023 was subject to large fluctuations in raw material prices.

Yongdong Chemical Industry is active in coal tar processing and carbon black production. Carbon black production includes reinforcing, conductive and pigment grades of carbon black. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Thai Carbon: 2023 Q1 Results  Link...

Thai Carbon report in one segment: Carbon Black. Currency values reported in: Millions of THB

Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black: 2023 Q2 Results  Link...

Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black is China's biggest producer of furnace carbon black with capacity at just over 1 million metric tonnes. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks Jiangxi Black Cat for total financial performance as well as performance in furnace black and precipitated silica production. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Longxing Chemical Stock: 2023 Q2 Results  Link...

Longxing Chemical Stock (second largest furnace carbon black producer in China) also produces chemicals and precipitated silica. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks Longxing's furnace black and precipitated silica segments as well as quarterly company results. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Orion Engineered Carbons USD: 2023 Q2 Results  Link...

Orion Engineered Carbons: Speciality carbon black had reduced volumes (>10% reduction for quarter and half year) due to weakness in most end-markets leading to reduction in adjEBITDA. Pricing remained stable. Volumes in rubber carbon black were down 9.4% in the quarter and down 6.6% for the first half of 2023 due to the global economic slowdown.

Orion Engineered Carbons manufactures furnace carbon black as well as thermal, gas, lampblack and acetylene blacks and is the third largest carbon black producer on a global basis. Orion reports results in two segments: Specialist and Rubber. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks the two segments as well as the overall company results. Currency values reported in: Millions of USD

Phillips Carbon Black Ltd: 2023 Q1 Results  Link...

PCBL: Commissioned phase one (20 kMTpa) of speciality carbon black plant in Mundra in July following start-up (63 kMTpa) at the Tamil Nadu greenfield plant in April.

Phillips Carbon Black Ltd (PCBL) produce furnace carbon black and also cogenerate electricity using the waste gas from the carbon black process. PCBL report in two segments: Carbon Black and Power, the Power segment sells back to the Carbon Black segment as well as supplying surplus electricity for external sale. All quarterly results are unaudited. Results are reported based for the period in question with no currency adjustments between reporting periods. Currency values reported in: Millions of INR

Tokai Group: 2023 Q2 Results  Link...

Tokai Group: Demand remained constant, increased demand for OE tire and reduced for RP tire. Selling prices and margin improvements due to recovery of environmental investments, tight supply-demand in USMCA and other regions and higher productivity.

Tokai Carbon Co Ltd operates in five reporting segments one of which is carbon black. Tokai carbon produce carbon black in Japan, Thailand and China. Tokai acquired Cancarb (which produces thermal carbon black) in 2014 and also acquired Sid Richardson (a furnace carbon black manufacturer with three US production facilities) mid 2018. RCCL tracks Tokai's carbon black segment. Currency values reported in: Millions of JPY

Cabot Corporation: Increasing Prices for Rubber Carbon Black Products Manufactured in USMCA  Link...

Cabot is increasing prices for all carbon black products sold by its Reinforcement Materials segment in North America, effective for all shipments on or after October 1, 2023, or as customer contracts allow. The price increase will range from 6% to 9%, depending on product and packaging type.

The price increases are deemed necessary to cover increasing operational and maintenance based manufacturing costs as well as to further Cabot's sustainability objectives for itself and its customers.

Cabot Corporation: 2023 Q3 Results  Link...

Cabot Corporation: Lower replacement tire demand impacted reinforcement volumes across all regions. Specialist black impacted due to market weakness with key end markets remaining challenging.

Cabot Corporation operate in four segments: Reinforcement Materials, Performance Chemicals, Purification Solutions and Speciality Fluids. RCCL tracks performance in the Reinforcement Materials (rubber carbon blacks) and Performance Chemicals (specialist carbon blacks, plastic compounds, metal oxides). EBIT/EBITDA figures for carbon black in the performance chemical segment use RCCL estimates. RCCL also estimates performance for total carbon black based on annual results. Currency values reported in: Millions of USD

Cabot Corporation: Joins US DOE's Better Plants Program  Link...

Cabot has announced its partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Better Plants program. The voluntary partnership program aims to drive significant energy efficiencies across the US industrial sector. Cabot sees this as an opportunity to advance its energy efficiency performance twoards is net zero emissions goal by 2050.

All of Cabot's current U.S.-based manufacturing sites are part of the program. The Better Plants program currently has more than 280 partners representing every major U.S. industrial sector and includes more than 3,600 facilities across the U.S. Through the initiative, partners share proven energy-efficiency strategies and best practices. Cabot anticipates being able to apply lessons learned from the partnership to help advance its energy efficiency improvement activities in the U.S.

The Better Plants program works with leading U.S. manufacturers to set ambitious environmental goals and commit to reducing energy intensity by 25% over a 10-year period across all U.S. operations. By partnering with industry, the Better Plants program aims to help leading manufacturers boost efficiency, increase resilience, strengthen economic competitiveness and reduce their carbon footprint through improvements in energy efficiency.

China Synthetic Rubber Corporation: 2023 Q1 Results  Link...

China Synthetic Rubber Corporation (CSRC) manufacture furnace carbon black, biotech and electronic products. Rubber Chemical Consultants Ltd tracks the Carbon Black segment which accounts for approximately two thirds of CSRC's total sales revenue (2016). Currency values reported in: Millions of TWD

Phillips Carbon Black Ltd: 2022 Full Year Results  Link...

PCBL: Best ever financial performance for FY23 despite strong global economic headwinds and volatility.

Phillips Carbon Black Ltd (PCBL) produce furnace carbon black and also cogenerate electricity using the waste gas from the carbon black process. PCBL report in two segments: Carbon Black and Power, the Power segment sells back to the Carbon Black segment as well as supplying surplus electricity for external sale. All quarterly results are unaudited. Results are reported based for the period in question with no currency adjustments between reporting periods. Currency values reported in: Millions of INR

Tokai Group: 2023 Q1 Results  Link...

Tokai Group: Demand for tires remained solid. Costs of capital investments for production emissions control were offset by strong U.S. demand. Operations were at full capacity at bases in Japan and Thailand.

Tokai Carbon Co Ltd operates in five reporting segments one of which is carbon black. Tokai carbon produce carbon black in Japan, Thailand and China. Tokai acquired Cancarb (which produces thermal carbon black) in 2014 and also acquired Sid Richardson (a furnace carbon black manufacturer with three US production facilities) mid 2018. RCCL tracks Tokai's carbon black segment. Currency values reported in: Millions of JPY

Cabot Corporation: 2023 Q2 Results  Link...

Cabot Corporation: Reinforcing margins improved due to favourable pricing and mix for 2023 customer agreements. Volumes down in reinforcing and performance chemicals due to COVID outbreaks in China, with performance chemicals also impacted by market softness. Volume growth continues in Battery Materials.

Cabot Corporation operate in four segments: Reinforcement Materials, Performance Chemicals, Purification Solutions and Speciality Fluids. RCCL tracks performance in the Reinforcement Materials (rubber carbon blacks) and Performance Chemicals (specialist carbon blacks, plastic compounds, metal oxides). EBIT/EBITDA figures for carbon black in the performance chemical segment use RCCL estimates. RCCL also estimates performance for total carbon black based on annual results. Currency values reported in: Millions of USD

Orion Engineered Carbons USD: 2023 Q1 Results  Link...

Orion Engineered Carbons: Record 2023 Q1 adjEBITDA. Borger, Texas emissions project completed, final emissions project on track for 2H 2023. Huabei, China plant commissioned and producing qualificationi samples, full ramp up in 2024.

Orion Engineered Carbons manufactures furnace carbon black as well as thermal, gas, lampblack and acetylene blacks and is the third largest carbon black producer on a global basis. Orion reports results in two segments: Specialist and Rubber. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks the two segments as well as the overall company results. Currency values reported in: Millions of USD

Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black: 2023 Q1 Results  Link...

Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black is China's biggest producer of furnace carbon black with capacity at just over 1 million metric tonnes. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks Jiangxi Black Cat for total financial performance as well as performance in furnace black and precipitated silica production. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Yongdong Chemical Industry: 2023 Q1 Results  Link...

Yongdong Chemical Industry is active in coal tar processing and carbon black production. Carbon black production includes reinforcing, conductive and pigment grades of carbon black. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Jinneng Science & Technology: 2023 Q1 Results  Link...

Jinneng Science & Technology have an integrated chemical operation including coking, chemical production, coal tar deep processing, carbon black and silica production. RCCL follows Jinneng's full operational results (all segments) and studies individual carbon black and silica segment performance. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Jinneng Science & Technology: 2022 Q4 Results  Link...

Jinneng Science & Technology

Jinneng Science & Technology have an integrated chemical operation including coking, chemical production, coal tar deep processing, carbon black and silica production. RCCL follows Jinneng's full operational results (all segments) and studies individual carbon black and silica segment performance. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Longxing Chemical Stock: 2023 Q1 Results  Link...

Longxing Chemical Stock (second largest furnace carbon black producer in China) also produces chemicals and precipitated silica. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks Longxing's furnace black and precipitated silica segments as well as quarterly company results. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Phillips Carbon Black Ltd: Successfully Commissioned Phase One of Its Chennai Plant  Link...

PCBL have successfully commissioned the first phase of its greenfield plant in Chennai, India. The first phase has a capacity of 63 kMTpa. When fully complete the plant will have a capacity of 147 kMTpa and 24 MW of green power.

Asahi (Bridgestone): Acquires ISCC PLUS Certification  Link...

Asahi Carbon Co., Ltd. has acquired ISCC PLUS certification and plans to start producing carbon black using recycled oil as a raw material starting August 2023. This approach enables the selling of carbon black produced using sustainable recycled resources using a mass balance method defined by ISCC PLUS.

Orion Engineered Carbons: Increases Capacity for High-Jetness Carbon Blacks at Cologne Plant  Link...

Orion Engineered Carbons has debottlenecked a post-treatment unit at its Cologne, Germany, plant that produces high-jetness specialty carbon blacks. This enables Orion to increase production capacity and also produce pelleted product in addition to powder.

High-jetness carbon blacks deliver a deep black masstone with a bluish undertone and are popular in automotive coatings. Orion has plans to install a second post-treatment unit at its Cologne facility due to the rapidly growing demand for the company’s premium grades.

Cabot Corporation: Launches EVOLVE™ Sustainable Solutions  Link...

Cabot has announced its EVOLVE™ sustainable solutions technology platform which develops reinforcing carbons in three sustainability categories:

• Recovered
  • Reinforcing carbons leveraging circular value chains and materials recovered from end-of-life tires
• Renewable
  • Reinforcing carbons from bio-based feedstocks and particles
• Reduced
  • Reinforcing carbons with a reduced greenhouse gas footprint

The first EVOLVE™ product offerings are: Vulcan 7H-C circular reinforcing carbon black, an N234 carbon black made from ISCC PLUS certified tire pyrolysis oil which is a drop-in replacement for standard Vulcan 7H; and Sterling® SO-RC110 circular reinforcing carbon black produced using 10% ISCC PLUS recovered carbon material co-pelletised with Sterling SO carbon black (N550). Sterling SO-RC110 offers equivalent performance to Sterling SO.

EU Commission: 10th Package of Sanctions Against Russia Including Carbon Black   Link...

The EU has implemented (February 25th 2023) an import quota of 752.5 kMT of Russian carbon black which will expire after June 30th, 2024. From this date an import embargo with be in effect.

Thai Carbon: 2022 Q3 Results  Link...

Thai Carbon report in one segment: Carbon Black. Currency values reported in: Millions of THB

China Synthetic Rubber Corporation: 2022 Q4 Results  Link...

China Synthetic Rubber Corporation (CSRC) manufacture furnace carbon black, biotech and electronic products. Rubber Chemical Consultants Ltd tracks the Carbon Black segment which accounts for approximately two thirds of CSRC's total sales revenue (2016). Currency values reported in: Millions of TWD

Orion Engineered Carbons USD: 2022 Q4 Results  Link...

Orion Engineered Carbons: Reduction in speciality volumes offset partially by growth in rubber volumes (Americas and APAC). Improved contribution by cogeneration. Huaibei plant currently being commissioned with full ramp-up by 2025.

Orion Engineered Carbons manufactures furnace carbon black as well as thermal, gas, lampblack and acetylene blacks and is the third largest carbon black producer on a global basis. Orion reports results in two segments: Specialist and Rubber. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks the two segments as well as the overall company results. Currency values reported in: Millions of USD

Tokai Group: 2022 Q4 Results  Link...

Tokai Group: Softening of volumes also impacted by sale of Tokai Carbon and installation of environmental equipment in US. Volumes expected to recover in the next quarter and year. Sales revenue increase due to pass-on of feedstock and energy costs.

Tokai Carbon Co Ltd operates in five reporting segments one of which is carbon black. Tokai carbon produce carbon black in Japan, Thailand and China. Tokai acquired Cancarb (which produces thermal carbon black) in 2014 and also acquired Sid Richardson (a furnace carbon black manufacturer with three US production facilities) mid 2018. RCCL tracks Tokai's carbon black segment. Currency values reported in: Millions of JPY

Cabot Corporation: 2023 Q1 Results  Link...

Cabot Corporation: Reinforcing volumes down 5% YoY due to customer destocking and COVID-19 outbreaks in China. Margins improved due to favourable pricing and product mix for 2022 customer agreements. Performance chemicals volumes down 8% driven by destocking, market softness and COVID outbreaks in China. Volumes for both segments are expected to improve moving into Q2 FY 2023. Growth in battery materials remains strong.

Cabot Corporation operate in four segments: Reinforcement Materials, Performance Chemicals, Purification Solutions and Speciality Fluids. RCCL tracks performance in the Reinforcement Materials (rubber carbon blacks) and Performance Chemicals (specialist carbon blacks, plastic compounds, metal oxides). EBIT/EBITDA figures for carbon black in the performance chemical segment use RCCL estimates. RCCL also estimates performance for total carbon black based on annual results. Currency values reported in: Millions of USD

Phillips Carbon Black Ltd: 2022 Q3 Results  Link...

PCBL: Volumes down due to customers using up inventory in anticipation of formula pricing drops in the next quarter. Q4 volumes are expected to balance this out. High profit margin for power generation.

Phillips Carbon Black Ltd (PCBL) produce furnace carbon black and also cogenerate electricity using the waste gas from the carbon black process. PCBL report in two segments: Carbon Black and Power, the Power segment sells back to the Carbon Black segment as well as supplying surplus electricity for external sale. All quarterly results are unaudited. Results are reported based for the period in question with no currency adjustments between reporting periods. Currency values reported in: Millions of INR

Cabot Corporation: Investing in U.S. Conductive Carbon Additives Capacity for Electric Vehicle Applications  Link...

Cabot plans to add conductive carbon additives (CCA) capacity in the United States to support the transition to electric vehicles (EVs). Cabot plans to add conductive carbons capacity at its existing facility in Pampa, Texas, which is part of an approximately $200 million planned investment program over the next five years focused on expanding the company’s CCA production in the United States.

CCAs are an essential component of lithium-ion battery chemistry and are used to provide sufficient electrical conductivity to the active materials. Cabot has the broadest portfolio of CCAs including conductive carbons, carbon nanotubes (CNT), carbon nanostructures (CNS), and blends of CCAs to deliver optimal performance. Additionally, the company’s global footprint of manufacturing assets, technology labs and commercial resources enables regional supply security support for its customers.

Cabot expects to invest approximately $75-90 million to produce 15 kMTpa of conductive carbons at its existing facility in Pampa, TX. The project is expected to commence operations at the end of calendar year 2025. In addition to a manufacturing plant, Cabot also operates a research and development facility and pilot plant in Pampa that focuses on developing new process technology for battery and other applications.

Orion Engineered Carbons: Reduces Air Emissions at Borger, Texas Plant  Link...

Orion Engineered Carbons (OEC) has reduced air emissions at its Borger, Texas plant with new control technology.

The emissions technology provides a major improvment in air quality by eliminating 23 tons/day of nitrogen oxide and sulphur dioxide emissions, which is a 90% reduction.The $60 million project also upgraded the site's cogeneration system.

OEC also recently upgraded emissions control technology at is plants in Ivanhoe, La and Orange, Texas and plans finish its final U.S. emissions project at its Belpre, Ohio plant later this year.

China Synthetic Rubber Corporation: Confirmed Closure of Continental Carbon Phenix City Plant  Link...

The closure of Continental Carbon's Phenix City plant has been confirmed. The company was ordered to close the facility by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management for failure to institute mandated plant upgrades to meet U.S. EPA Clean Air Act standards.

China Synthetic Rubber Corporation: Continental Carbon Phenix City, USA Plant Set for Closure  Link...

Continental Carbon's plant in Phenix City, Alabama will cease operations at the end of this month after failing to implement mandatory environmental upgrades at the facility. Continental had asked for an extension to the completion schedule from the US EPA, however, no grace period is to be granted. If there are no further developments operations will cease January 1st 2023.

Thai Carbon: 2022 Q2 Results  Link...

Thai Carbon: Strong performance from pricing benefits.

Thai Carbon report in one segment: Carbon Black. Currency values reported in: Millions of THB

China Synthetic Rubber Corporation: 2022 Q3 Results  Link...

China Synthetic Rubber Corporation (CSRC) manufacture furnace carbon black, biotech and electronic products. Rubber Chemical Consultants Ltd tracks the Carbon Black segment which accounts for approximately two thirds of CSRC's total sales revenue (2016). Currency values reported in: Millions of TWD

Cabot Corporation: 2022 Q4 Results  Link...

Cabot Corporation: Significant progress in key investments during 2022 focusing on battery material capacity and sales growth with a 58% volume growth in battery material sales during FY 2022. Reinforcing materials showed a 63% YoY EBIT improvement based on strong volume growth, better pricing and product mix. Successful implementation of price increases across the performance segment to recover rising costs.

Cabot Corporation operate in four segments: Reinforcement Materials, Performance Chemicals, Purification Solutions and Speciality Fluids. RCCL tracks performance in the Reinforcement Materials (rubber carbon blacks) and Performance Chemicals (specialist carbon blacks, plastic compounds, metal oxides). EBIT/EBITDA figures for carbon black in the performance chemical segment use RCCL estimates. RCCL also estimates performance for total carbon black based on annual results. Currency values reported in: Millions of USD

Tokai Group: 2022 Q3 Results  Link...

Tokai Group: Sales volumes decreased YoY due to sale of Tokai Carbon (Tianjin). Environmental equipment at US production plants will be fully implemented by end of 2022 followed by full operation in 2023. Sales revenue increased due to high selling price with FS cost pass through.

Tokai Carbon Co Ltd operates in five reporting segments one of which is carbon black. Tokai carbon produce carbon black in Japan, Thailand and China. Tokai acquired Cancarb (which produces thermal carbon black) in 2014 and also acquired Sid Richardson (a furnace carbon black manufacturer with three US production facilities) mid 2018. RCCL tracks Tokai's carbon black segment. Currency values reported in: Millions of JPY

Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black: 2022 Q3 Results  Link...

Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black: Investing in new 20k Mtpa speciality super conducting carbon black plant, Leping City, Jiangxi.

Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black is China's biggest producer of furnace carbon black with capacity at just over 1 million metric tonnes. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks Jiangxi Black Cat for total financial performance as well as performance in furnace black and precipitated silica production. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Longxing Chemical Stock: 2022 Q3 Results  Link...

Longxing Chemical Stock (second largest furnace carbon black producer in China) also produces chemicals and precipitated silica. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks Longxing's furnace black and precipitated silica segments as well as quarterly company results. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Jinneng Science & Technology: 2022 Q3 Results  Link...

Jinneng Science & Technology have an integrated chemical operation including coking, chemical production, coal tar deep processing, carbon black and silica production. RCCL follows Jinneng's full operational results (all segments) and studies individual carbon black and silica segment performance. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Yongdong Chemical Industry: 2022 Q3 Results  Link...

Yongdong Chemical Industry is active in coal tar processing and carbon black production. Carbon black production includes reinforcing, conductive and pigment grades of carbon black. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Orion Engineered Carbons USD: 2022 Q3 Results  Link...

Orion Engineered Carbons: Ahead of plan on natural gas reduction in Europe. Successful 2023/4 contract negotiations. New plant in Huaibei, China on track for early 2023 startup.

Orion Engineered Carbons manufactures furnace carbon black as well as thermal, gas, lampblack and acetylene blacks and is the third largest carbon black producer on a global basis. Orion reports results in two segments: Specialist and Rubber. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks the two segments as well as the overall company results. Currency values reported in: Millions of USD

Phillips Carbon Black Ltd: 2022 Q2 Results  Link...

PCBL: Short-term market uncertainties prevail. Domestic market is growing in line with the automotive industry, however, increased domestic capacities may have a negative effect in the short-term. Export demand has reduced primarily due to disruption in the global market, particulary relevant for exports to Europe. Continuing consolidation in the Chinese carbon black industry along with geopolitical issues influencing oil and FX rates make the foreseeable situation extremely volatile.

Phillips Carbon Black Ltd (PCBL) produce furnace carbon black and also cogenerate electricity using the waste gas from the carbon black process. PCBL report in two segments: Carbon Black and Power, the Power segment sells back to the Carbon Black segment as well as supplying surplus electricity for external sale. All quarterly results are unaudited. Results are reported based for the period in question with no currency adjustments between reporting periods. Currency values reported in: Millions of INR

Orion Engineered Carbons: Earns ISCC Plus Certification for Multiple Grades and Plants  Link...

Orion Engineered Carbons has become the first major carbon black producter to achieve International Sustainability and Carbon Certifications (ISCC Plus) for multiple carbon black grades made from different feedstocks at plants in two regions of the world.

The ISCC PLUS certification involved rigorous audits of Orion’s plants and processes that confirmed the company’s compliance with high sustainability requirements. It also verified the transparency and traceability of sustainable raw materials in the company’s value chain at three plants producing the concerned grades of carbon black.

The ISCC PLUS certified products include the ECORAX® Circular grades produced in Borger, Texas, and Belpre, Ohio, using pyrolysis oils from end-of-life tires. Also covered is ECORAX® Nature 200, produced in Jaslo, Poland, and based on bio-circular feedstocks.

Significantly, the certified products are similar to conventional grades and are “drop-ins” that require minimal reformulation in the complex rubber compounds used by our major tire manufacturing customers.

Cabot Corporation: Expands Engineered Elastomer Composites (E2C™) Portfolio  Link...

Cabot Corporation has announced the expansion of its Engineered Elastomer Composites (E2C™) product line with the launch of two new products, E2C™ FX9570 and E2C™ EX9620 solutions. These solutions provide rubber manufacturers with additional options to design products for high durability in demanding operating environments. Furthermore, they deliver improvements in durability and heat minimization that have benefits in off-the-road tires like aircraft and port tires, truck tires used on rough surfaces, as well as in other industrial rubber products exposed to severe wear conditions or high operating temperatures.

The E2C solutions family includes three performance series – Durability, Efficiency and Foundation. The E2C EX9620 product is the first solution released in the Efficiency series and is designed to enable cool-running rubber compounds with strong resistance to abrasion and cutting. EX9620 is optimally deployed in applications where rubber products are subject to excessive heat loads caused by high operating speeds, heavy loads, long duty cycles and/or high temperatures.

The E2C FX9570 product is part of the Foundation series and enables high rubber durability in rough environments where cutting and chipping is prevalent, and duty cycles demand higher heat resistance. FX9570 lowers heat build-up by up to 20% versus conventional compounds.

Cabot Corporation: Increasing Speciality Carbon Prices Globally  Link...

Cabot is raising prices globally for all shipments of speciality carbon blacks from 6th November 2022, or as contracts allow.The increase is required due to the rise in raw material and production related costs. Increases and timing will vary by region and product.

Tokai Group: Constructing New Carbon Black Plant in Thailand  Link...

Tokai's board has approved the construction of a new carbon black plant (replacing the existing site) in Thailand. The demand for carbon black in the region has increased significantly in recent years due to the expansion of the automotive industry. The new plant will have a capacity of 180 kMTpa and is scheduled for completion April 2025 (pending various approvals).

Yongdong Chemical Industry: 2022 Q2 Results  Link...

Yongdong Chemical Industry is active in coal tar processing and carbon black production. Carbon black production includes reinforcing, conductive and pigment grades of carbon black. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Longxing Chemical Stock: 2022 Q2 Results  Link...

Longxing Chemical Stock (second largest furnace carbon black producer in China) also produces chemicals and precipitated silica. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks Longxing's furnace black and precipitated silica segments as well as quarterly company results. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black: 2022 Q2 Results  Link...

Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black is China's biggest producer of furnace carbon black with capacity at just over 1 million metric tonnes. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks Jiangxi Black Cat for total financial performance as well as performance in furnace black and precipitated silica production. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Jinneng Science & Technology: 2022 Q2 Results  Link...

Jinneng Science & Technology have an integrated chemical operation including coking, chemical production, coal tar deep processing, carbon black and silica production. RCCL follows Jinneng's full operational results (all segments) and studies individual carbon black and silica segment performance. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Thai Carbon: 2022 Q1 Results  Link...

Thai Carbon report in one segment: Carbon Black. Currency values reported in: Millions of THB

China Synthetic Rubber Corporation: 2022 Q2 Results  Link...

China Synthetic Rubber Corporation (CSRC) manufacture furnace carbon black, biotech and electronic products. Rubber Chemical Consultants Ltd tracks the Carbon Black segment which accounts for approximately two thirds of CSRC's total sales revenue (2016). Currency values reported in: Millions of TWD

Orion Engineered Carbons USD: 2022 Q2 Results  Link...

Orion Engineered Carbons: Achieved record adjusted EBITDA and gross profit per ton. Gains via pass through of higher feedstock costs combined with price realisation and improved product mix (especially in the speciality segment). Favourable growth and market outlook in North America and Europe. Completion of the gas black capacity expansion is expected early 2023.

Orion Engineered Carbons manufactures furnace carbon black as well as thermal, gas, lampblack and acetylene blacks and is the third largest carbon black producer on a global basis. Orion reports results in two segments: Specialist and Rubber. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks the two segments as well as the overall company results. Currency values reported in: Millions of USD

Cabot Corporation: 2022 Q3 Results  Link...

Cabot Corporation: Reinforcement materials EBIT at record high driven by volume growth and improved customer agreements for pricing. Momentum in battery materials continues with a 60% YoY volume growth - Xuzhou facility commenced production in Q3 and Tianjin first phase upgrades are on track. Zuhai CNT dispersion capacity expansion completed.

Cabot Corporation operate in four segments: Reinforcement Materials, Performance Chemicals, Purification Solutions and Speciality Fluids. RCCL tracks performance in the Reinforcement Materials (rubber carbon blacks) and Performance Chemicals (specialist carbon blacks, plastic compounds, metal oxides). EBIT/EBITDA figures for carbon black in the performance chemical segment use RCCL estimates. RCCL also estimates performance for total carbon black based on annual results. Currency values reported in: Millions of USD

Tokai Group: 2022 Q2 Results  Link...

Tokai Group: Carbon black operations at full capacity in Japan, Thailand and Canada due to recovery in demand for auto and tire production. Supply of carbon black is becoming increasingly tight, especially in the U.S. Tokai will continue to invest in facility upgrades and environmental facilities to ensure a stable supply.

Tokai Carbon Co Ltd operates in five reporting segments one of which is carbon black. Tokai carbon produce carbon black in Japan, Thailand and China. Tokai acquired Cancarb (which produces thermal carbon black) in 2014 and also acquired Sid Richardson (a furnace carbon black manufacturer with three US production facilities) mid 2018. RCCL tracks Tokai's carbon black segment. Currency values reported in: Millions of JPY

Phillips Carbon Black Ltd: 2022 Q1 Results  Link...

PCBL: Global demand for speciality blacks is increasing and PCBL is taking advantage of this with extended global reach and new customers. Despite significant crude price increases PCBL has improved EBITDA/MT due to the positive market demand situation as well as good performance in power and speciality blacks.

Phillips Carbon Black Ltd (PCBL) produce furnace carbon black and also cogenerate electricity using the waste gas from the carbon black process. PCBL report in two segments: Carbon Black and Power, the Power segment sells back to the Carbon Black segment as well as supplying surplus electricity for external sale. All quarterly results are unaudited. Results are reported based for the period in question with no currency adjustments between reporting periods. Currency values reported in: Millions of INR

Asahi (Bridgestone): Price Revision for Rubber Carbon Black  Link...

Asahi Carbon is increasing the price for rubber grade carbon black by 46.3 yen/kg from August 1st 2022. Increases are required due to the tight feedstock supply situation and depreciation of the yen.

Cabot Corporation: Increasing EMEA Prices for Reinforcing Carbon Blacks  Link...

Cabot is increasing prices for all carbon black products sold by its Reinforcement Materials segment in EMEA, effective for all shipments on or after August 1, 2022 (contracts allowing). The price increase will vary by grade and source.

Cabot is also increasing the feedstock surcharge applied to all carbon black products sold by its Reinforcement Materials segment in EMEA, effective for all shipments on or after August 1, 2022 (contracts allowing). This adjustment is necessary to reflect ongoing changes in the EMEA energy markets, which are impacting availability, quality, and logistics costs of feedstocks.

Due to the extraordinary rise in working capital due to high feedstock and natural gas costs, payment terms extended to EMEA Reinforcement customers will be limited to a maximum of thirty days, effective for all shipments on or after August 1, 2022, or as customer contracts allow.

Orion Engineered Carbons: Increasing Prices and Adjusting Payment Terms for Rubber Carbon Blacks in Europe and Americas  Link...

Orion Engineered Carbons is raising prices by 20% for all rubber carbon black products manufactured in Europe and the Americas. Payment terms will be reduced by at least 50% to conform with updated standards across the different regions. The changes will be effective for all shipments on or after Aug. 1, 2022, or as contracts permit.

Cabot Corporation: Increasing USMCA Prices for Reinforcing Carbon Blacks  Link...

Cabot is increasing prices for all carbon blacks sold by its Reinforcing Materials segment in North America from or after 1st August 2022 (contracts allowing). The price increases will range from$200/ton to $400/ton depending upon product and packaging type.

Cabot is also increasing the feedstock surcharge applied to all carbon black products sold by its Reinforcement Materials segment in North America, effective for all shipments on or after August 1, 2022, or as customer contracts allow. The adjustment is stated as necessary to reflect ongoing changes in the North American refining industry due to regulatory changes, residual impacts from the COVID-19 crisis, and changes in crude oil inputs to refineries.

Due to the extraordinary rise in oil prices and increased borrowing costs, payment terms extended to North America Reinforcement customers will be limited to a maximum of thirty days, effective for all shipments on or after August 1, 2022, or as customer contracts allow.

China Synthetic Rubber Corporation: 2022 Q1 Results  Link...

China Synthetic Rubber Corporation (CSRC) manufacture furnace carbon black, biotech and electronic products. Rubber Chemical Consultants Ltd tracks the Carbon Black segment which accounts for approximately two thirds of CSRC's total sales revenue (2016). Currency values reported in: Millions of TWD

Thai Carbon: 2021 Q4 Results  Link...

Thai Carbon report in one segment: Carbon Black. Currency values reported in: Millions of THB

Birla Carbon: Announces Major Global Growth Plans  Link...

Birla Carbon has announced an additional 200 kMT capacity expansion across key markets covering Europe, India and China in support of rubber and speciality applications with completion expected by end of 2024.

The expansions include 80 kMT in India, 40 kMT in Hungary and 80 kMT in China with added capacity for surface treatment of high-value speciality materials in India.

Tokai Group: 2022 Q1 Results  Link...

Tokai Group: With improved selling prices and recovery of the replacement tire market in Europe and U.S. the carbon black operations are now at full capacity. Global supply of carbon black is becoming increasingly tight with tight supply of feedstock. Stable procurement of feedstock continues to be an important issue for the business.

Tokai Carbon Co Ltd operates in five reporting segments one of which is carbon black. Tokai carbon produce carbon black in Japan, Thailand and China. Tokai acquired Cancarb (which produces thermal carbon black) in 2014 and also acquired Sid Richardson (a furnace carbon black manufacturer with three US production facilities) mid 2018. RCCL tracks Tokai's carbon black segment. Currency values reported in: Millions of JPY

Birla Carbon: Increasing North American Carbon Black Prices  Link...

Birla Carbon is increasing the price of all carbon black products manufactured in North America by 15% effective 1st July 2022. The price increase is due to increasing costs for materials, freight, logistics and operations.

Tokai Group: Borger Carbon Black Plant Earns Sustainability Designation  Link...

Tokai Carbon's Borger, Texas carbon black plant has acheived the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification Plus standard. This standard allows Tokai to certify that its circular/bio-based products produced at the Borger are sustainable. This is the first certified sustainable carbon black production in North America.

Orion Engineered Carbons USD: 2022 Q1 Results  Link...

Orion Engineered Carbons: Record gross margin per ton in both Speciality and Rubber segments. Investing in acetylene black facility in the U.S. quadrupling capacity. New line in Ravenna, Italy fully utilised.

Orion Engineered Carbons manufactures furnace carbon black as well as thermal, gas, lampblack and acetylene blacks and is the third largest carbon black producer on a global basis. Orion reports results in two segments: Specialist and Rubber. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks the two segments as well as the overall company results. Currency values reported in: Millions of USD

Yongdong Chemical Industry: 2022 Q1 Results  Link...

Yongdong Chemical Industry is active in coal tar processing and carbon black production. Carbon black production includes reinforcing, conductive and pigment grades of carbon black. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black: 2022 Q1 Results  Link...

Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black is China's biggest producer of furnace carbon black with capacity at just over 1 million metric tonnes. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks Jiangxi Black Cat for total financial performance as well as performance in furnace black and precipitated silica production. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Jinneng Science & Technology: 2022 Q1 Results  Link...

Jinneng Science & Technology have an integrated chemical operation including coking, chemical production, coal tar deep processing, carbon black and silica production. RCCL follows Jinneng's full operational results (all segments) and studies individual carbon black and silica segment performance. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Longxing Chemical Stock: 2022 Q1 Results  Link...

Longxing Chemical Stock (second largest furnace carbon black producer in China) also produces chemicals and precipitated silica. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks Longxing's furnace black and precipitated silica segments as well as quarterly company results. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Phillips Carbon Black Ltd: 2021 Q4 Results  Link...

PCBL: Seeing significant opportunities in the current political climate, especially given China's weaker position regarding cost effective supply to Western countries.

Phillips Carbon Black Ltd (PCBL) produce furnace carbon black and also cogenerate electricity using the waste gas from the carbon black process. PCBL report in two segments: Carbon Black and Power, the Power segment sells back to the Carbon Black segment as well as supplying surplus electricity for external sale. All quarterly results are unaudited. Results are reported based for the period in question with no currency adjustments between reporting periods. Currency values reported in: Millions of INR

Cabot Corporation: 2022 Q2 Results  Link...

Cabot Corporation: Record segment quarterly EBIT results for Reinforcement Materials and Performance Chemicals. Battery material sales achieved with a top five battery producer. Divestiture of Purification Solutions business completed.

Cabot Corporation operate in four segments: Reinforcement Materials, Performance Chemicals, Purification Solutions and Speciality Fluids. RCCL tracks performance in the Reinforcement Materials (rubber carbon blacks) and Performance Chemicals (specialist carbon blacks, plastic compounds, metal oxides). EBIT/EBITDA figures for carbon black in the performance chemical segment use RCCL estimates. RCCL also estimates performance for total carbon black based on annual results. Currency values reported in: Millions of USD

Asahi (Bridgestone): Price Increases for Rubber Carbon Black  Link...

Asahi Carbon is increasing the price of rubber carbon black by 37.4 yen/Kg effective May 1st 2022. Increases are due to the increasing price of crude oil and the depreciation of the yen.

Asahi (Bridgestone): Non-Rubber Carbon Black Price Revision  Link...

Asahsi Carbon is increasing the price of non-rubber grade as follows: MCF/LFF +22 yen/kg, HCF +27 yen/kg. Price increases from May 1st 2022.

Orion Engineered Carbons: Increasing Rubber Carbon Black Prices in Europe  Link...

Orion Engineered Carbons is changing its carbon black oil surcharge and introducing a natural gas charge on all rubber carbon black products manufactured in Europe. These adjustments are required to address changing feedstock availability, quality and logistics.

Cabot Corporation: Increasing Prices Globally for Speciality Carbons Business  Link...

Cabot Corporation is increasing prices globally for carbon black products sold by its speciality carbons business. The magnitude of increases was not specified and will vary by product and geography. The price increases are effective on or after April 15, 2022 (contract dependant). The increases are due to the signficant and rapid rise in prime raw material costs including oil and natural gas.

China Synthetic Rubber Corporation: 2021 Q4 Results  Link...

China Synthetic Rubber Corporation (CSRC) manufacture furnace carbon black, biotech and electronic products. Rubber Chemical Consultants Ltd tracks the Carbon Black segment which accounts for approximately two thirds of CSRC's total sales revenue (2016). Currency values reported in: Millions of TWD

Thai Carbon: 2021 Q3 Results  Link...

Thai Carbon report in one segment: Carbon Black. Currency values reported in: Millions of THB

Solvay: 2021 Q4 Results  Link...

Solvay changed their reporting segments at the end of 2019. The new Chemicals segment now includes precipitated silica (along with soda ash and derivatives, peroxides and coatis), silica was previously in the Advanced Materials segment. Rubber Chemical Consultants track the Chemicals segment which includes Solvay's precipitated silica operations. Currency values reported in: Millions of EUR

Kraton Corporation: 2021 Q4 Results  Link...

Kraton Performance Polymers Inc manufacture styrenic block copolymers and other engineered polymers. Kraton acquired Arizona Chemical in January 2016. Arizona Chemical manufacture pine and hydrocarbon based resin products. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks Kraton's reporting segment for Chemicals which covers the Arizona Chemical business activities including specialised resins for tire applications. Currency values reported in: Millions of USD

Orion Engineered Carbons USD: 2021 Q4 Results  Link...

Orion Engineered Carbons: Weaker Q4 volumes impacted by Ivanhoe startup, other turnarounds and global supply chain issues. Revenue increases driven by FS cost pass-through to customers. Margins impacted by energy and freight costs.

Orion Engineered Carbons manufactures furnace carbon black as well as thermal, gas, lampblack and acetylene blacks and is the third largest carbon black producer on a global basis. Orion reports results in two segments: Specialist and Rubber. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks the two segments as well as the overall company results. Currency values reported in: Millions of USD

Orion Engineered Carbons: Increasing Speciality Carbon Black Prices Globally  Link...

Orion Engineered Carbons is increasing the price on all speciality carbon black products - the increase will vary depending on the product, manufacturing process and location. The increased pricing will be effective for all shipments beginning April 1, 2022, or as contracts allow.

Cabot Corporation: Breaks Ground on Speciality Compounds Facility in Indonesia  Link...

Cabot Corporation has broken ground on a new speciality compounds facility in Cilegon, Indonesia. The new facility is co-located with Cabot’s existing carbon black manufacturing site and will add 20,000 metric tons of annual global capacity for specialty compounds, including black masterbatch and conductive compounds. It is expected that the facility will be operational at the end of 2022.

The new capacity provides a reliable, local supply to support the increasing need for specialty compounds in the rapidly growing masterbatch and conductive compounds market in Southeast Asia and globally. This demand is driven by economic growth in the region as well as the evolving mobility landscape, increases in sustainable infrastructure developments and a rise in the production of electrical devices to support global connectivity needs.

Tokai Group: 2021 Q4 Results  Link...

Tokai Carbon Co Ltd operates in five reporting segments one of which is carbon black. Tokai carbon produce carbon black in Japan, Thailand and China. Tokai acquired Cancarb (which produces thermal carbon black) in 2014 and also acquired Sid Richardson (a furnace carbon black manufacturer with three US production facilities) mid 2018. RCCL tracks Tokai's carbon black segment. Currency values reported in: Millions of JPY

Cabot Corporation: 2022 Q1 Results  Link...

Cabot Corporation: Strong momentum in battery materials with 58% YoY volume growth for Q1 and supporting expansions and acquistions in China. Reinforcement margins expected to benefit from 2022 customer agreements.

Cabot Corporation operate in four segments: Reinforcement Materials, Performance Chemicals, Purification Solutions and Speciality Fluids. RCCL tracks performance in the Reinforcement Materials (rubber carbon blacks) and Performance Chemicals (specialist carbon blacks, plastic compounds, metal oxides). EBIT/EBITDA figures for carbon black in the performance chemical segment use RCCL estimates. RCCL also estimates performance for total carbon black based on annual results. Currency values reported in: Millions of USD

Phillips Carbon Black Ltd: 2021 Q3 Results  Link...

Phillips Carbon Black Ltd (PCBL) produce furnace carbon black and also cogenerate electricity using the waste gas from the carbon black process. PCBL report in two segments: Carbon Black and Power, the Power segment sells back to the Carbon Black segment as well as supplying surplus electricity for external sale. All quarterly results are unaudited. Results are reported based for the period in question with no currency adjustments between reporting periods. Currency values reported in: Millions of INR

Asahi (Bridgestone): Increasing Prices for Rubber Carbon Black  Link...

Feedstock markets continue to be tight with increasing crude costs. Prices for rubber grade carbon black are increasing 12.8 yen/Kg from February 1st 2022.

BlackCycle: World's first Production of Sustainable Carbon Blacks (sCB)  Link...

The BlackCycle consortium has announced the world’s first production of sustainable carbon blacks (sCB) for tire applications on a conventional carbon black furnace reactor by using oils derived from an end-of-life tire pyrolysis process. This novel production of a sustainable material from end-of-life tyres represents a truly circular process.

The use of pyrolysis oil (supplied by Pyrum Innovations, Germany) as carbon black feedstock was successfully evaluated in the Innovation department of Orion Engineered Carbons. Orion concluded that replacing in a rubber coumpound a fossil fuel-based carbon black with a carbon black made from oil derived from the ELT pyrolysis will not change its properties.

Cabot Corporation: Collaborating with IFF Health and Biosciences to Develop Sustainable Reinforcing Additives  Link...

Cabot Corporation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with IFF Health and Biosciences, a leader in world-class bio-science and engineering, for the development and commercialization of sustainable reinforcing additives for rubber products. Under the terms of the MOU, Cabot and IFF will exclusively work together to accelerate the advancement of innovative solutions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase the amount of renewable bio-based content in rubber products.

The two companies have been exploring the development of novel, highly sustainable rubber reinforcing additives based on the use of IFF’s Nuvolve™ engineered polysaccharide. Created by enzymatic polymerization of sustainable European sugar beets, Nuvolve™ engineered polysaccharide will be used as a rubber reinforcing material to be blended with Cabot’s reinforcing carbons. Under the terms of this new MOU, Cabot will lead the development and commercialization of this novel product as a complementary material to Cabot’s reinforcing carbons in rubber applications, leveraging the sustainability benefits of a renewable resourced material without compromising performance and safety.

Phillips Carbon Black Ltd: Signs MoU with Tamil Nadua Govt For Fifth Plant  Link...

Phillips Carbon Black has signed a MoU with the Govt of Tamil Nadu for setting up of a state-of-the-art carbon black plant, with a production capacity of 1,47,000 MTPA and 24 MW green power

Cabot Corporation: Signs Agreement to Divest Purification Solutions Business  Link...

Cabot Corporation has entered into an agreement to sell its Purification Solutions business to One Equity Partners. This move allows Cabot to focus resources on its core business segments and to invest in strong growth and innovation areas such as battery materials.

Cabot Corporation: Acquiring Tokai Carbon (Tianjin) Co., Ltd Carbon Black Plant  Link...

Cabot Corporation has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Tokai Carbon (Tianjin) Co., Ltd from Tokai Carbon Group for $9 million, subject to customary closing adjustments. The carbon black plant, commissioned in 2006 is located in close proximity to Cabot’s current carbon black and speciality compounds facility in Tianjin, China. The acquisition is expected to support the growth of Cabot’s Battery Materials product line, while continuing to serve existing carbon black customers.

The site currently produces up to 50 kMTpa of carbon black, Cabot plans to invest to upgrade the capabilities to produce battery grades as well as other carbon black products.

Birla Carbon: Increasing Speciality Carbon Black Prices Globally  Link...

Birla Caron is increasing global prices for its speciality carbon blacks effective December 1, 2021. The price adjustments are required due to a steady rise in raw materials, freight, logistics and overall operations.

Cabot Corporation: 2021 Q4 Results  Link...

Cabot Corporation: Expecting benefit from higher volumes in Reinforcement segment driven by strong forecasted tire production as well as higher pricing in 2022 calendar customer agreements with customers placing a premium on supply security.

Cabot Corporation operate in four segments: Reinforcement Materials, Performance Chemicals, Purification Solutions and Speciality Fluids. RCCL tracks performance in the Reinforcement Materials (rubber carbon blacks) and Performance Chemicals (specialist carbon blacks, plastic compounds, metal oxides). EBIT/EBITDA figures for carbon black in the performance chemical segment use RCCL estimates. RCCL also estimates performance for total carbon black based on annual results. Currency values reported in: Millions of USD

Orion Engineered Carbons: Converting Carcass Line to Tread Line at Louisiana Plant  Link...

Orion Engineered Carbons is planning to convert a carcass line to a tread line at its Ivanhoe, Lousiana plan in 2022. Orion state the change is due to onshoring of tire production with tightening supply for tread grade carbon black. The switch will convert 30 kMTpa of carcass to tread capacity.

Tokai Group: 2021 Q3 Results  Link...

Tokai Carbon Co Ltd operates in five reporting segments one of which is carbon black. Tokai carbon produce carbon black in Japan, Thailand and China. Tokai acquired Cancarb (which produces thermal carbon black) in 2014 and also acquired Sid Richardson (a furnace carbon black manufacturer with three US production facilities) mid 2018. RCCL tracks Tokai's carbon black segment. Currency values reported in: Millions of JPY

Longxing Chemical Stock: 2021 Q3 Results  Link...

Longxing Chemical Stock (second largest furnace carbon black producer in China) also produces chemicals and precipitated silica. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks Longxing's furnace black and precipitated silica segments as well as quarterly company results. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Jinneng Science & Technology: 2021 Q3 Results  Link...

Jinneng Science & Technology have an integrated chemical operation including coking, chemical production, coal tar deep processing, carbon black and silica production. RCCL follows Jinneng's full operational results (all segments) and studies individual carbon black and silica segment performance. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Yongdong Chemical Industry: 2021 Q3 Results  Link...

Yongdong Chemical Industry is active in coal tar processing and carbon black production. Carbon black production includes reinforcing, conductive and pigment grades of carbon black. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Orion Engineered Carbons USD: 2021 Q3 Results  Link...

Orion Engineered Carbons: Strong profitability in Speciality Carbon Black segment driven by demand recovery and favourable product mix. Advanced 2022 Rubber contract prices agreed for 2/3rds of Americas and EMEA volumes.

Orion Engineered Carbons manufactures furnace carbon black as well as thermal, gas, lampblack and acetylene blacks and is the third largest carbon black producer on a global basis. Orion reports results in two segments: Specialist and Rubber. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks the two segments as well as the overall company results. Currency values reported in: Millions of USD

Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black: 2021 Q3 Results  Link...

Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black is China's biggest producer of furnace carbon black with capacity at just over 1 million metric tonnes. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks Jiangxi Black Cat for total financial performance as well as performance in furnace black and precipitated silica production. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Cabot Corporation: Launching New Carbon Black with Low PAH Content  Link...

Cabot has announced the launch of VULCAN® 3-LP, a new low PAH product for rubber applications. VULCAN 3-LP is a pelletized reinforcing carbon black engineered for rubber products requiring higher reinforcement, strength, abrasion and tearing resistance versus semi-reinforcing carbon blacks.

This is the fourth product in the Cabot LP carbon black series for the use in applications that require a controlled, very low PAH content, such as consumer rubber goods as well as food and potable water contact applications.

Phillips Carbon Black Ltd: 2021 Q2 Results  Link...

Phillips Carbon Black Ltd: Robust quarterly growth YoY. Highest ever speciality chemical sales volume in reporting quarter. Greenfield project in Tamil Nadu is progressing with major equipment orders placed.

Phillips Carbon Black Ltd (PCBL) produce furnace carbon black and also cogenerate electricity using the waste gas from the carbon black process. PCBL report in two segments: Carbon Black and Power, the Power segment sells back to the Carbon Black segment as well as supplying surplus electricity for external sale. All quarterly results are unaudited. Results are reported based for the period in question with no currency adjustments between reporting periods. Currency values reported in: Millions of INR

Cabot Corporation: Increasing Global Prices for Speciality Carbon Blacks  Link...

Cabot is increasing global pricing for speciality carbon blacks due to the significant rise in prime raw material costs across all regions. The price increases will be effective December 1st 2021 (contracts allowing). A surcharge on all shipments post November 1 2021 (contracts allowing) is also being added for speciality products produced in Europe, this surcharge is required to address the rapid increase in natural gas costs.

Orion Engineered Carbons: Implementing Carbon Dioxide Surcharge for All European Manufactured Carbon Black Products  Link...

Orion Engineered Carbons is implenting a carbon dioxide surcharge on all carbon blacks produced in Europe effective January 1, 2022. This move is due to changes in the EU Emission Trading System.

The official EU Emission Trading System (ETS) aims to support the EU climate neutrality target by 2050 and the intermediate target of at least 55 percent net reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 1990. The EU ETS has entered its fourth trading phase (2021-2030) resulting in additional costs based on direct CO2 emissions for the carbon black industry.

Tokai Group: Raising Prices for US Carbon Black Production  Link...

Tokai Carbon CB Ltd are raising prices for all carbon black produced in the U.S. The rise of 44 USD/MT helps to offset costs for implementation of EPA emission reductions which have doubled from the original estimate.

Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black: Forming Joint Venture with Anhui Heiyu Pigment New Material Co  Link...

Black Cat is forming a joint venture with Anhui Heiyu Pigment New Material to accelerate development of specialist carbon blacks for the domestic market. On establishment of the JV company Black Cat will purchase Anhui Heiyu assets and move quickly to scale-up speciality carbon black production for the mid-to-high-end speciality carbon black market.

Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black: 2021 Q2 Results  Link...

Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black: Increasing focus on speciality carbon blacks.

Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black is China's biggest producer of furnace carbon black with capacity at just over 1 million metric tonnes. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks Jiangxi Black Cat for total financial performance as well as performance in furnace black and precipitated silica production. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Longxing Chemical Stock: 2021 Q2 Results  Link...

Longxing Chemical Stock (second largest furnace carbon black producer in China) also produces chemicals and precipitated silica. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks Longxing's furnace black and precipitated silica segments as well as quarterly company results. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Yongdong Chemical Industry: 2021 Q2 Results  Link...

Yongdong Chemical Industry is active in coal tar processing and carbon black production. Carbon black production includes reinforcing, conductive and pigment grades of carbon black. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Orion Engineered Carbons: Building Second Carbon Black Plant in China  Link...

Orion Engineered Carbons has begun construction of its second carbon black plant in China. The new facility is located in Huaibei, Anhui with a capacity of 65 kMTpa and is expected to be operational in 2023. The plant will produce grades for speciality and high-end rubber applications.

Thai Carbon: 2021 Q1 Results  Link...

Thai Carbon report in one segment: Carbon Black. Currency values reported in: Millions of THB

Jinneng Science & Technology: 2021 Q2 Results  Link...

Jinneng Science & Technology: First phase of new carbon black plant started in Qingdao, Shandong.

Jinneng Science & Technology have an integrated chemical operation including coking, chemical production, coal tar deep processing, carbon black and silica production. RCCL follows Jinneng's full operational results (all segments) and studies individual carbon black and silica segment performance. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Orion Engineered Carbons: Increasing Carbon Black Prices in North America  Link...

Orion Engineered Carbons is increasing the price on all North American Produced carbon black from September 15, 2021 (or as contracts permit). Base prices and environmental surcharges are being increased by 8 cents/lb with service charges, payment terms and volume rebates also being adjusted to reflect higher logistics costs, capital commitments and reliability expectations.

China Synthetic Rubber Corporation: 2021 Q2 Results  Link...

China Synthetic Rubber Corporation (CSRC) manufacture furnace carbon black, biotech and electronic products. Rubber Chemical Consultants Ltd tracks the Carbon Black segment which accounts for approximately two thirds of CSRC's total sales revenue (2016). Currency values reported in: Millions of TWD

Tokai Group: 2021 Q2 Results  Link...

Tokai Carbon Co Ltd operates in five reporting segments one of which is carbon black. Tokai carbon produce carbon black in Japan, Thailand and China. Tokai acquired Cancarb (which produces thermal carbon black) in 2014 and also acquired Sid Richardson (a furnace carbon black manufacturer with three US production facilities) mid 2018. RCCL tracks Tokai's carbon black segment. Currency values reported in: Millions of JPY

Cabot Corporation: 2021 Q3 Results  Link...

Cabot Corporation: Strong rubber and speciality volumes expected to continue. Higher feedstock differentials expected in Q4 to be recovered in 2022 Q1.

Cabot Corporation operate in four segments: Reinforcement Materials, Performance Chemicals, Purification Solutions and Speciality Fluids. RCCL tracks performance in the Reinforcement Materials (rubber carbon blacks) and Performance Chemicals (specialist carbon blacks, plastic compounds, metal oxides). EBIT/EBITDA figures for carbon black in the performance chemical segment use RCCL estimates. RCCL also estimates performance for total carbon black based on annual results. Currency values reported in: Millions of USD

Orion Engineered Carbons USD: 2021 Q2 Results  Link...

Orion Engineered Carbons: Speciality volumes up 37.6% YoY, Rubber volumes up 69.9% YoY. Speciality mix improving. Advancing sustainbility product strategy enabling circular, renewable carbon black.

Orion Engineered Carbons manufactures furnace carbon black as well as thermal, gas, lampblack and acetylene blacks and is the third largest carbon black producer on a global basis. Orion reports results in two segments: Specialist and Rubber. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks the two segments as well as the overall company results. Currency values reported in: Millions of USD

Phillips Carbon Black Ltd: 2021 Q1 Results  Link...

Phillips Carbon Black Ltd: Domestic volumes down due to regional lockdowns, increased volumes for international markets. Robust recovery from tyre manufacturers post easing of regional lockdowns.

Phillips Carbon Black Ltd (PCBL) produce furnace carbon black and also cogenerate electricity using the waste gas from the carbon black process. PCBL report in two segments: Carbon Black and Power, the Power segment sells back to the Carbon Black segment as well as supplying surplus electricity for external sale. All quarterly results are unaudited. Results are reported based for the period in question with no currency adjustments between reporting periods. Currency values reported in: Millions of INR

Orion Engineered Carbons: Partnering with RISE to Produce Renewable Carbon Black at Commercial Scale  Link...

Orion Engineered Carbons has partnered with RISE (Research Institute of Sweden) in a project looking to replace traditional feedstocks with pyrolysis oil from biomass to develop and produce renewable carbon black.

Orion plans to convert the biomass oil into carbon black using its small-scale furnace reactor in Kalscheuren, Germany and will explore ways to upscale the process to match market demands. Additionally, using a pilot-scale reactor at its site in Piteå, Sweden, RISE will evaluate the use of electrofuels, such as plasma or hydrogen from electrolysis, as sustainable heat sources for the carbon black process.

Orion Engineered Carbons: Increasing EMEA Rubber Carbon Black Prices  Link...

Orion Engineered Carbons is increasing prices on all rubber carbon black products sold in the EMEA region effective August 1, 2021 or as contracts allow. Prices are increasing by an average of 110 Euro/MT to cover rising operating, logistics and environmental costs.

Orion Engineered Carbons: Launching Renewable Carbon Black for the Tire Industry  Link...

Orion Engineered Carbons has launched ECORAX® Nature, a new family of products for rubber applications using industrial grade, plant-based oils as a feedstock. ECORAX® Nature 100 is the first highly reinforcing carbon black grade made from renewable feedstocks which can be used in tire tread construction. The product is currently being tested by customers and will go into high volume manufacturing in the second half of 2022.

Birla Carbon: Price Increases for Americas  Link...

Birla Carbon is increasing prices for all products produced in the Americas by 170 USD/MT effective July 1st 2021.

Cabot Corporation: Raising Rubber Carbon Black Prices in EMEA  Link...

Cabot Corporation is increasing prices for all carbon black products sold by its Reinforcing Materials segment in EMEA effective July 1 or as contracts allow. Prices will increase by 115 Euro/MT in addition to index-related adjustments. Cabot state the price increases are necessary to cover rising manufacturing costs related to quality, regulations, environmental compliance, packaging and logistics.

Birla Carbon: Partnering with Circtec for Sustainability  Link...

Birla Carbon and Circtec have signed a long-term supply agreement for sustainable carbonaceous materials. Birla Carbon will use its position in the global market to commercialise this sustainability solution to its customers worldwide.

Cirtec has developed pyrolysis technology for the production of renewable fuels from end-of-life tires and has moved its proprietary process to commercial scale over the last decade. Cirtec is now setting up a flagship production plant in the Netherlands to support this partnership. The plant is expected to go into production at the end of 2022. Over the next five years the plant will ramp up production capacity to 73 kMTpa of sustainable carbon based products.

Birla Carbon: Introduces CONTINUA™ Sustainable Carbonaceous Solutions  Link...

Birla Carbon introduces CONTINUA™ a first-of-its-kind sustainable carbonaceous material representing a ground-breaking step forward in the availability and know-how of sustainable solutions in the carbon black industry.

Over the next five years, 73k MT of Continua will be available annually for use in a wide range of applications including tires, mechanical rubber goods, plastics and others. A Life Cycle Assessment conducted according to ISO 14040 and ISO 14044, demonstrates that, at full capacity, 228,000 tonnes of direct and indirect CO2 emissions will be eliminated on an annual basis when compared to the conventional carbon black process.

Birla Carbon: EMEA Price Changes  Link...

Birla Carbon is increasing the price for all products produced in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region by Euro 97/MT effective June 1, 2021. All shipments made on or after this date are subject to the price increase.

Reasons for the price increase include additional costs for freight, logistics, operations and increasing CO2 emissions costs.

Cabot Corporation: Increasing Prices for Rubber Carbon Black Products in North America  Link...

Cabot is increasing North American prices of all Reinforcement Material Segment products by $0.06/lb effective July 1, 2021 or as contracts allow. These increases are justified to sustain operational efficiency and meet EPA initiatives which are adding to operational costs.

Cabot is also adjusting its feedstock surcharge for Reinforcement Materials produced in North America from $0.03/lb (effective Oct 2019) to $0.05/lb effective July 1, 2021 (contracts allowing). The increased feedstock surcharge is necessary to address the rising premiums for rubber carbon black feedstock relative to fuel oil indices in North America. These premiums are being driven by changes in the crude oil refining industry, which in turn has been affected by the IMO 2020 regulations, reduced demand for gasoline since the start of the COVID-19 crisis, and several severe weather events.

Tokai Group: 2021 Q1 Results  Link...

Tokai Group: General recovery in demand in the automotive sector tempered by the cold wave and power outage in southern USA.

Tokai Carbon Co Ltd operates in five reporting segments one of which is carbon black. Tokai carbon produce carbon black in Japan, Thailand and China. Tokai acquired Cancarb (which produces thermal carbon black) in 2014 and also acquired Sid Richardson (a furnace carbon black manufacturer with three US production facilities) mid 2018. RCCL tracks Tokai's carbon black segment. Currency values reported in: Millions of JPY

Orion Engineered Carbons USD: 2021 Q1 Results  Link...

Orion Engineered Carbons: Strong demand recovery in specaiity carbon blacks in EMEA and APAC across all market applications. Rubber volume recovery was more subdued at 3.3% with the main recovery in the APAC region. Rubber margins were impacted by higher SGA costs.

Orion Engineered Carbons manufactures furnace carbon black as well as thermal, gas, lampblack and acetylene blacks and is the third largest carbon black producer on a global basis. Orion reports results in two segments: Specialist and Rubber. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks the two segments as well as the overall company results. Currency values reported in: Millions of USD

China Synthetic Rubber Corporation: 2020 FY and Q4 Results  Link...

China Synthetic Rubber Corporation (CSRC) manufacture furnace carbon black, biotech and electronic products. Rubber Chemical Consultants Ltd tracks the Carbon Black segment which accounts for approximately two thirds of CSRC's total sales revenue (2016). Currency values reported in: Millions of TWD

Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black: 2020 Q4 Results  Link...

Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black: Global and especially domestic market demand recovered substantially in 2H 2020. Additional environmental controls implemented in the northern region of China have restricted production in this region and driven improved supply demand patterns and profitability.

Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black is China's biggest producer of furnace carbon black with capacity at just over 1 million metric tonnes. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks Jiangxi Black Cat for total financial performance as well as performance in furnace black and precipitated silica production. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Longxing Chemical Stock: 2020 FY Results  Link...

Longxing Chemical Stock: Careful management of feedstock supply was implemented in 2H 2020 due to environmental restrictions in Northern China impacting coking and coal tar production. Domestic market conditions improved dramatically in 2H 2020.

Longxing Chemical Stock (second largest furnace carbon black producer in China) also produces chemicals and precipitated silica. Rubber Chemical Consultants tracks Longxing's furnace black and precipitated silica segments as well as quarterly company results. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Jinneng Science & Technology: 2020 FY and Q4 Results  Link...

Jinneng Science & Technology have an integrated chemical operation including coking, chemical production, coal tar deep processing, carbon black and silica production. RCCL follows Jinneng's full operational results (all segments) and studies individual carbon black and silica segment performance. Currency values reported in: Millions of CNY

Yongdong Chemical Industry: 2020 Full Year Results  Link...

Yongdong Chemical Industry is active in coal tar processing and carbon black production. Carbon black production includes reinforcing, conductive and pigment grades of carbon black. Currency values reported in: Millions of USD

Cabot Corporation: 2021 Q2 Results  Link...

Cabot Corporation: Expect volumes to remain strong in 2H 2021 with flow-through of higher FS costs in Asia. Well positioned to capture siginficant growth in lithium ion battery developments.

Cabot Corporation operate in four segments: Reinforcement Materials, Performance Chemicals, Purification Solutions and Speciality Fluids. RCCL tracks performance in the Reinforcement Materials (rubber carbon blacks) and Performance Chemicals (specialist carbon blacks, plastic compounds, metal oxides). EBIT/EBITDA figures for carbon black in the performance chemical segment use RCCL estimates. RCCL also estimates performance for total carbon black based on annual results. Currency values reported in: Millions of USD