PUBLISHER: Future Markets, Inc. | PRODUCT CODE: 1947335
PUBLISHER: Future Markets, Inc. | PRODUCT CODE: 1947335
The Global Carbon Black Market 2026-2036
This comprehensive market report provides an in-depth analysis of the global carbon black industry, covering the full spectrum from conventional furnace black production through to the rapidly emerging recovered, plasma-produced, and bio-based carbon black segments. The report examines current market dynamics, demand forecasts by end-use and region, pricing trends, supply chain structures, competitive positioning, and the regulatory and sustainability forces that are reshaping the industry through to 2036.
The global carbon black market is estimated at approximately 15 million metric tonnes and $25-29 billion in 2025, with tire manufacturing accounting for approximately 70% of total demand. The industry is undergoing a period of significant structural transformation, driven by the electrification of transport, tightening environmental regulations (including the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism), the emergence of circular economy mandates across major markets, and the commercialisation of alternative production technologies. This report provides detailed quantitative forecasts and qualitative analysis to support strategic decision-making by producers, end-users, investors, and policymakers navigating this evolving landscape.
The report spans over 100 pages and includes 30 tables, 16 figures, 120 references, and 59 detailed company profiles covering the full value chain from feedstock suppliers and conventional producers through to recovered carbon black start-ups, plasma technology developers, and bio-based pigment innovators.
Report contents include:
- Executive summary with market size estimates, key forecasts, and strategic highlights for the 2026-2036 period
- Detailed carbon black overview covering material properties, particle size distribution, aggregate structure, surface chemistry, porosity, colour properties, and physical form
- Comprehensive review of all major manufacturing processes including furnace black, thermal black, channel black, acetylene black, and lamp black, with comparative advantages and disadvantages
- Tire and automotive market analysis including market drivers, carbon black loading by tire component, EV-specific tire requirements, and demand forecasts to 2036
- Non-tire industrial rubber applications covering belts, hoses, seals, gaskets, vibration isolation, and automotive rubber parts
- Lithium-ion battery and energy storage chapter examining carbon black's role in cathode and anode electrodes, comparison with carbon nanotubes, key conductive grades, and demand forecasts
- Specialty carbon black market analysis covering plastics, coatings, printing inks, construction, fibres, electronics, and EMI shielding applications
- Recovered carbon black (rCB) chapter with detailed coverage of pyrolysis technologies (batch, semi-continuous, continuous), post-treatment methods, key players, and demand forecasts reconciled against actual production volumes
- Plasma-produced carbon black chapter covering methane pyrolysis technology, key players, turquoise hydrogen co-production, and market outlook to 2036
- Bio-based and alternative carbon black chapter covering algae-derived pigments, bio-circular furnace black via ISCC PLUS mass balance, and market assessment
- Market analysis including growth drivers and trends, regulatory landscape, circular economy frameworks, EU directives, ASTM standards for rCB, and tire manufacturer sustainability commitments
- Supply chain analysis, feedstock economics, and updated pricing commentary for 2025/2026
- Competitive landscape with global production capacities by producer
- Customer segmentation, addressable market sizing, and risk/opportunity assessment
- Regional market analysis covering China, India, Southeast Asia, North America, and Europe
- Global carbon black demand and revenue forecasts to 2036 by end-user market (volume and value) and by region
- 59 company profiles with descriptions, products, production capacities, key developments, and contact information
- 120 categorised references spanning industry associations, academic literature, company reports, regulatory documents, and market research sources
Companies profiled in this report:
Asahi Carbon Co Ltd, Balkrishna Industries Limited, Beilum Carbon Chemical Limited, Birla Carbon, Black Bear Carbon BV, Bolder Industries, Cabot Corporation, Cancarb Limited, China Synthetic Rubber Corporation (CSRC), Continental Carbon, Delta-Energy Group LLC, Denka Company Limited, Ecolomondo, ecOTR, Eco Infinic Co. Ltd, Elysium Nordic, Enrestec, Epsilon Carbon, G3C Technologies, Geotech International BV, Green Distillation Technologies (GDT), Hi-Green Carbon Ltd, Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd, Imerys Graphite & Carbon Switzerland SA, Innova Hydrogen, JSC Yaroslavskiy Tekhnicheskiy Uglerod, Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black Inc, Jinneng Science and Technology Company Limited, Klean Industries, LD Carbon, LD Lion Specialty Chemicals, Living Ink, Longxing Chemical Stock Co Ltd, Low Sulphur Fuels, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Monolith Materials Inc and more.....
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- 1.1 Material properties and grades
- 1.2 Manufacturing processes
- 1.3 Markets and applications
- 1.3.1 Tires and automotive
- 1.3.2 Specialty carbon black
- 1.3.3 Recovered carbon black (rCB)
- 1.4 Market analysis
- 1.4.1 Supply chain
- 1.4.2 Pricing
- 1.4.3 Competitive landscape
- 1.5 Market size and forecasts
- 1.6 Market drivers and trends
- 1.7 Risks and opportunities
2 CARBON BLACK OVERVIEW
- 2.1 Commercially available carbon black
- 2.2 Properties
- 2.2.1 Particle size distribution
- 2.2.2 Structure-Aggregate size
- 2.2.3 Surface chemistry
- 2.2.4 Agglomerates
- 2.2.5 Colour properties
- 2.2.6 Porosity
- 2.2.7 Physical form
- 2.3 Manufacturing processes
3 MARKETS AND APPLICATIONS
- 3.1 Tires and automotive
- 3.2 Non-Tire Rubber (Industrial rubber)
- 3.3 Lithium-Ion Batteries and Energy Storage
- 3.3.1 Role of Carbon Black in Battery Electrodes
- 3.3.2 Carbon Black vs. Carbon Nanotubes in Battery Applications
- 3.3.3 Key Conductive Carbon Black Grades for Batteries
- 3.3.4 Market Size and Forecast
- 3.4 Other markets
4 SPECIALTY CARBON BLACK
- 4.1 Applications
- 4.2 Global market size for specialty CB
5 RECOVERED CARBON BLACK (rCB)
- 5.1 Pyrolysis of End-of-Life Tires (ELT)
- 5.2 Discontinuous ("batch") pyrolysis
- 5.3 Semi-continuous pyrolysis
- 5.4 Continuous pyrolysis
- 5.5 Key players
- 5.6 Global market size for Recovered Carbon Black
6 PLASMA-PRODUCED CARBON BLACK
- 6.1 Technology Overview
- 6.2 Key Players
- 6.3 Market Outlook
7 BIO-BASED AND ALTERNATIVE CARBON BLACK
- 7.1 Overview
- 7.2 Key Players and Technologies
- 7.3 Market Assessment
8 MARKET ANALYSIS
- 8.1 Market Growth Drivers and Trends
- 8.2 Regulations
- 8.3 Circular Economy Frameworks and Carbon Black
- 8.3.1 EU Regulatory Framework
- 8.3.2 ASTM Standards for Recovered Carbon Black
- 8.3.3 Tire Manufacturer Sustainability Commitments
- 8.4 Supply chain
- 8.5 Price and Costs Analysis
- 8.5.1 Feedstock
- 8.5.2 Commercial carbon black
- 8.5.3 Updated Pricing Commentary (2025/2026)
- 8.6 Competitive Landscape
- 8.6.1 Production capacities
- 8.7 Future Outlook
- 8.8 Customer Segmentation
- 8.9 Addressable Market Size
- 8.10 Risks and Opportunities
9 REGIONAL MARKET ANALYSIS
- 9.1 China
- 9.2 India
- 9.3 Southeast Asia
- 9.4 North America
- 9.5 Europe
10 CARBON BLACK GLOBAL MARKET DEMAND AND REVENUES
- 10.1 By end-user market (100,000 tons)
- 10.2 By end-user market (billion USD)
- 10.3 By region (100,000 tons)
11 COMPANY PROFILES (59 company profiles)
12 REFERENCES
List of Tables
- Table 1. Global Carbon Black Market Demand, 2020-2036, million metric tons
- Table 2. Carbon Black Demand by All Types, 2020-2036 (000s Metric Tons)/
- Table 3. Commercially available carbon black grades.
- Table 4. Properties of carbon black and influence on performance.
- Table 5. Carbon black compounds.
- Table 6. Carbon black manufacturing processes, advantages and disadvantages.
- Table 7: Market drivers for carbon black in the tire industry.
- Table 8. Global market for carbon black in tires (Million metric tons), 2018 to 2036.
- Table 9. Carbon black non-tire applications.
- Table 10. Conductive Carbon Black Demand in Batteries (000s Tons)
- Table 11. Specialty carbon black demand, 2018-2036 (000s Tons), by market.
- Table 12. Categories for recovered carbon black (rCB) based on key properties and intended applications.
- Table 13. rCB post-treatment technologies.
- Table 14. Recovered carbon black producers.
- Table 15. Recovered carbon black demand, 2018-2036 (000s Tons), by market
- Table 16. Plasma-Produced Carbon Black - Applications and Demand, 2020-2036 (000s Metric Tons).
- Table 17. Bio-Based and Alternative Carbon Black - Applications and Demand, 2020-2036 (000s Metric Tons)
- Table 18. Market Growth Drivers and Trends in Carbon Black.
- Table 19. Regulations pertaining to carbon black.
- Table 20. Tire Manufacturer Sustainability Commitments
- Table 21. Market supply chain for carbon black.
- Table 22. Pricing of carbon black.
- Table 23. Carbon black capacities, by producer.
- Table 24. Future outlook for carbon black by end use market.
- Table 25. Customer Segmentation: Carbon Black.
- Table 26. Addressable market size for carbon black by market.
- Table 27. Risks and Opportunities in Carbon Black.
- Table 28. Global market for carbon black 2018-2036, by end-user market (100,000 tons)
- Table 29. Global market for carbon black 2018-2036, by end-user market (billion USD)
- Table 30. Global market for carbon black 2018-2036, by region (100,000 tons)
List of Figures
- Figure 1. Electron microscope image of carbon black.
- Figure 2. Different shades of black, depending on the surface of Carbon Black.
- Figure 3. Structure- Aggregate Size/Shape Distribution.
- Figure 4. Surface Chemistry - Surface Functionality Distribution.
- Figure 5. Sequence of structure development of Carbon Black.
- Figure 6. Carbon Black pigment in Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) polymer.
- Figure 7 Break-down of raw materials (by weight) used in a tire.
- Figure 8. Conductive Carbon Black Demand in Batteries (000s Tons)
- Figure 9. Applications of specialty carbon black.
- Figure 10. Specialty carbon black demand, 2018-2036 (000s Tons), by market.
- Figure 11. Pyrolysis process: from ELT to rCB, oil, and syngas, and applications thereof.
- Figure 12. Recovered carbon black demand, 2018-2036 (000s Tons), by market
- Figure 13. Global market for carbon black 2018-2036, by end-user market (100,000 tons)
- Figure 14. Global market for carbon black 2018-2036, by end-user market (billion USD)
- Figure 15. Global market for carbon black 2018-2036, by region (100,000 tons)
- Figure 16. Nike Algae Ink graphic tee.
