Carbon Black - A World Market Review

Carbon Black - A World Market Review published by BizAcumen, Inc. in November, 2009. This report consists of Pages: 116 and the price starts from US $ 2995.

Introduction

Abstract

Demand for carbon black is driven mainly by the steady expansion of the global rubber market. Most of the demand for carbon black arises from tires as compared to non-tire rubber products. However, the virgin carbon black industry is likely to come under increased pressure from governments and environmental groups, as this product is a significant greenhouse gas emitter. Another major issue is the emergence of silica and other silanes as major substitutes to carbon black due to better performance and environmental friendly nature. These products reduce rolling resistance in tires and at the same time improve fuel efficiency. As a result, these products are increasingly finding usage in tires market.

These and other market data and trends are presented in "Carbon Black: World Market Review" by BizAcumen, Inc. Our reports are designed to be most comprehensive in geographic coverage and vertical market analyses.

Table of Contents

1. METHODOLOGY 1

• Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1
• Disclaimers 2
• Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level 3

2. MARKET OVERVIEW & OUTLOOK 4

• Developing Countries - Prime Growth Areas... 4
• Trends in Developed Regions 4
• Pressure from Environmental Groups... 4
• Demand to Increase in Specialized End-use Segments... 4
• Automobile Demand and its Cascading Effect 5

3. GLOBAL PRODUCTION LANDSCAPE 5

• Carbon Black Production - A Global Perspective 5
• Production Technology 6
• China-New Hub for Carbon Black 7

4. MARKET TRENDS 8

• Special Blacks to Witness Healthy Growth 8
• Performance Oriented Tires to Witness Higher Demand in Europe 8
• Asia-Pacific Witnesses Increased Competition 8
• Silica Emerges as a Major Substitute to Carbon Black 8

5. PRODUCT FACTS 9

• End Use Segments 9
  • Tires 9
  • Rubber Products 9
  • Plastics 9
  • Inks 9
  • Paints and Coatings 9
  • Others 9

6. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 10

• Jiangxi to Acquire Further Interest in Hancheng 10
• Emerald Hilton Takes Over Wolstenholme 10
• PCBL to Form Joint Venture with Vinachem 10
• Cabot to Construct Carbon Black Manufacturing Facility in Dubai 10
• Aditya Birla Group Plans to Establish Carbon Black Facility in Mexico 11
• Hancheng Black Cat Announces Expansion of its Manufacturing Facility 11
• Continental Carbon to Establish Two Greenfield Units 11
• Phillips Carbon to Increase Capacity 12
• ChromaSpace Acquires Solution Dispersions 12
• CO2 Tech Acquires China Energy 12
• Columbian Chemicals Acquires Shandong Haihua Carbon Black Chemical 13
• Tokai Acquires Majority Interest in CIP Group 13
• Evonik Completes Acquisition of Degussa Carbons 13
• Degussa Expands Carbon Black Capacity of Paulinia Plant 13
• Paradise International Enters into Joint Venture with Shanxi Lixin Chemical 13
• Cancarb Enters into Partnership with IMCD 13
• Grupo KUO and Cabot to Invest in a Carbon Black Plant in Mexico 13
• RPG Group to Increase Carbon Black Capacity 14
• Thai Carbon Black to Expand Capacity 14
• Columbian Chemicals Commences Operations in Brazil 14
• Cancarb Forms Partnership with NRC to Distribute Thermax(r) Products 14
• Degussa Establishes a New Joint Venture Company in China 15
• Tokai Establishes Tokai Carbon Europe 15
• Phillips Carbon Black to Setup a Fourth Plant 15
• Cabot to Expand Production Facility of Carbon Black 15
• RPG to Setup Two More Facilities for Production of Carbon Black 16
• Aditya Birla Group to Expand Production Facilities in India and Abroad 16
• Sid Richardson to Expand Production Capacity of Carbon Black in Texas 16
• Aditya Birla to Scale Up Carbon Black Business 17
• Aditya Birla Nuvo to Increase Carbon Black Production Capacity 17

7. MAJOR PLAYERS 17

• Aditya Birla Group/Aditya Birla Nuvo Limited (India) 17
  • Alexandria Carbon Black Company SAE (Egypt) 17
• Cabot Corporation (USA) 18
• Cancarb Limited (Canada) 18
• China Synthetic Rubber Corporation (Taiwan) 18
• Columbian Chemicals Company (USA) 18
• Continental Carbon Company (USA) 19
• Evonik Degussa GmbH (Germany) 19
  • Degussa Engineered Carbons LP (USA) 19
  • Evonik Degussa (China) Co., Ltd. (China) 19
  • Korea Carbon Black Co., Ltd. (Korea) 19
• Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Japan) 20
• Philips Carbon Black Ltd. (India) 20
• Senka Carbon Private Limited (India) 20
• Sid Richardson Carbon & Energy Co. (USA) 20
• Sosnogorsk Gas Processing Works (Russia) 20
• Thai Tokai Carbon Product Co., Ltd. (Thailand) 21
• Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (Japan) 21

8. MARKET ANALYTICS 21

9. THE UNITED STATES 28

• Carbon Black Expansions Outside US 28
• Leading Players 28
• Imports & Exports 29

10. CANADA 31

• Competitive Scenario 31

11. JAPAN 33

• Competitive Scenario 33

12. EUROPE 35

• a. France 39
• b. Germany 40
• c. Italy 41
• d. The United Kingdom 42
• e. Spain 43
• f. Russia 44
• g. Rest of Europe 45

13. ASIA-PACIFIC 46

• a. China 48
• b. Rest of Asia-Pacific 50

14. LATIN AMERICA 51

15. REST OF WORLD 52

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