Indian carbon black supplier Birla Carbon, one of the flagship businesses of Indian multinational conglomerate, the Aditya Birla Group, has announced the set up of two new carbon black manufacturing sites in Naidupet, Andhra Pradesh, India, and Rayong, Thailand. Each…
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Orion completes air emissions projects; projects slower growth in 2024
Carbon black supplier Orion S.A. announced that it has completed upgrading its air emissions control technology at all four of its US carbon black plants – the biggest sustainability-related initiative in the company’s history. The company recently finished its final…
Continental uses carbon black from recycled tyres in new forklift tyres
Tyre maker Continental is using carbon black from recycled racing tyres in its production of solid tyres. To this end, a total of 300 CrossContact Extreme E racing tyres were processed using a special pyrolysis process. With this initiative, the…
Orion opens second carbon black plant in China
Speciality chemicals firm Orion has celebrated the completion of its first greenfield project – a carbon black plant in eastern China that will supply fast-growing demand in Asia. The facility in the city of Huaibei in Anhui province will produce…
Bridgestone and Michelin present findings on rCB in joint white paper
Following the joint call to action around recovered carbon black at the 2021 Smithers rCB conference, tyre makers Bridgestone Corporation and Michelin Group have published a joint technical white paper to share the results of their work with stakeholders in…
Enviro develops new type of rCB with improved properties
Tyre recycler Scandinavian Enviro Systems says it has developed a new type of recovered carbon black with improved dispersion properties. The new type of carbon black has been developed to meet demand from the tyre and rubber industry, it adds.…
Denka/SCG in jv to set up acetylene black plant in Thailand
Japan’s Denka Company Limited says that it will establish a joint venture company to operate a plant for manufacturing an acetylene-based carbon black jointly with Thai chemical firm SCG Chemicals Public Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of listed Siam Cement…
Orion to invest EUR12.8 mn in circular carbon black project in Germany
Specialty chemicals producer Orion is investing EUR12.8 million – including EUR6.4 million in funding from the German government and the European Union – to further develop and demonstrate a climate-neutral process for producing carbon black from alternative carbon sources, the…
GRI to increase rCB content in tyres; Green series features 80% sustainable content
Sri Lankan tyre maker GRI says it is increasing its efforts in utilising recycled carbon black (rCB) for compounding and in its specialty tyre production as the tyre manufacturing industry shifts towards sustainable practices, products, and eco-friendly solutions. It has…
Research finds no release of CNTs from tyre tread wear, says OCSiAl
Single wall carbon nanotubes (CNTs), also known as graphene nanotubes, offer unique benefits in comparison to standard tyre additives, such as silica and carbon black, leading to a growing number of projects for developing safer and more eco-friendly tyres. Due…