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Carbon Black Sales - Moving Head Office to Japan

Published on Friday, November 2, 2018 |Comments Off on Carbon Black Sales - Moving Head Office to Japan

Carbon Black Sales is Moving We are excited to announce that our team is moving our operations to its new headquarters just outside of Tokyo, Japan. We spent the previous 24 months working towards the acquisition of our company and we couldn’t be more excited about what we have achieved. While our location may be [...]

Tokai Carbon to Acquire Sid Richardson

Published on Monday, July 2, 2018 |Comments Off on Tokai Carbon to Acquire Sid Richardson

FORT WORTH, Texas—Japanese carbon black firm Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd. has entered into an agreement with Fort Worth-based Sid Richardson Carbon Ltd. to acquire 100 percent of Sid Richardson’s assets, according to Tokai. The acquisition includes Sid Richardson and two affiliated companies, Tokai said. The proposed pu [...]

Global Carbon Black Market 2015-2020: Trends, Forecast, and Opportunity Analysis

Published on Monday, January 11, 2016 |Comments Offon Global Carbon Black Market 2015-2020: Trends, Forecast, and Opportunity Analysis

According to a new market report published by Lucintel, the future of the carbon black market looks good with opportunities in tire, non-tire rubber, plastic, coating, and ink applications. The global carbon black market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 5.9% from 2015 to 2020. The major driver of growth for this [...]

Global Carbon Black Market 2015-2020: Segmented By Type, Application And Geography - Trends And Forecasts (2015-2020)

Published on Monday, September 28, 2015 |Comments Offon Global Carbon Black Market - Segmented By Type, Application And Geography - Trends And Forecasts (2015-2020)

The global carbon black market is expected to surpass $25 billion by 2020 growing at a CAGR of over 4%. Driven by rising demand from tyre industry, in addition to construction and manufacturing sectors which use carbon black to provide strength to industrial rubber compounds and other equipment. Global carbon bla [...]


Carbon Black - World Consumption

Published on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 |Comments Offon Carbon Black - World Consumption

![Carbon Black World Consumption][1] The leading application for carbon black is as a reinforcing agent in the production of rubber goods, accounting for more than 90% of total carbon black consumption. In 2010, use in tires accounted for 73% of world consumption, with other rubber goods (hoses, belts, etc.) acco [...]

Worldwide Carbon Black Market Over 12 Million Metric Tons by 2015 

Published on Thursday, October 10, 2013 |Comments Offon Worldwide Carbon Black Market Over 12 Million Metric Tons by 2015

Worldwide Carbon Black Market Over 12 Million Metric Tons by 2015 Tires and rubber products represent the major end-use applications, accounting for about 90% of global carbon black market, as stated by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. Developing economies in Asia Pacific, Middle East/Africa and Latin America emerg [...]


Carbon Black - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History

Published on Monday, September 16, 2013 |Comments Offon Carbon Black – Description, Market Prospects, Industry History

Carbon Black – Description, Market Prospects, Industry History Industry Snapshot Carbon black is essentially an oil by-product used to strengthen rubber. It is made by shooting a hot mist of oil particles into a flame, a very expensive process that has limited the number of competitors in the industry. Carbon bl [...]


Carbon Black - An Outlook for Opportunities

Published on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |Comments Offon Carbon Black - An Outlook for Opportunities

Carbon Black – An Outlook for Opportunities Introduction to Carbon Black Carbon black results from partial or incomplete combustion or decomposition of aromatic oils, liquids and g [...]

Evonik Completes Divestment of its Carbon Black Business

Published on Monday, August 1, 2011 |Comments Off on Evonik Completes Divestment of its Carbon Black Business

Evonik Completes Divestment of its Carbon Black Business Evonik Industries successfully completed the divestment of its carbon black activities on July 29, 2011. The new owners are the investors Rhône Capital and Triton Partners. Including the assumption of certain obligations, the transaction is valued at over € [...]