Carbon black manufacturers Bolder Industries and Continental Carbon Company (CCC) have announced a co-marketing agreement to produce customised and sustainable products such as pre-blended fillers for the global rubber and plastics industry.
Bolder and CCC will jointly supply the industry with the first-ever commercially available sustainable blend of CCC’s carbon black grades with Bolder’s flagship virgin carbon black alternative (BolderBlack), produced entirely from post-industrial tyres and rubber scrap.
According to Bolder, which boasts over 300 BolderBlack product variations in rubber and plastics applications, a mere 3% blend of its 27Blb global market would result in a reduction of 3 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, 9 billion gallons of water saved, 1 billion kWh less electricity used, and 120 million tyres diverted from landfills.
“This merger will provide the capital required to address the global market created by this partnership with CCC.We can now provide a unique solution to tyre companies, industrial rubber goods, and plastics manufacturers at a large scale,” said Tony Wibbeler, Founder and CEO of Bolder Industries.
Bolder and CCC also announced their collective project to create an ASTM-grade sustainable black at Bolder’s Bledsoe Innovation Center to impact rubber and plastics sustainability further.
“We have been impressed by the quality, consistency, and manufacturing ability of Bolder Industries and strongly believe this is an important step toward a more profitable and sustainable future for the rubber and plastics industry,” said CCC President Dennis Hetu. “This strategic partnership allows us to offer soft-grade blends into a marketplace that desperately needs to provide a closed-loop solution.”