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Cabot Corporation has signed an agreement to acquire Mexico Carbon Manufacturing S.A. de C.V. (MXCB) from Bridgestone Corporation for $70 million. The facility, commissioned in 2005, is located near Cabot’s existing reinforcing carbons plant in Altamira, Mexico.

Pyrum Innovations AG (Pyrum), a pioneer in the sustainable recycling of end-of-life tires (ELT) based on its patented pyrolysis technology, has signed a contract with premium tire manufacturer Continental for the supply of recovered carbon black (rCB). With the conclusion of the contract, there are now long-term serial supply contracts for all of Pyrum's core products, in addition to the contract for the supply of pyrolysis oil to BASF SE. Pascal Klein, CEO of Pyrum Innovations AG: “The long-term supply contract is a huge step for our company. We have now concluded serial supply contracts for all core products. As with our pyrolysis oil, the demand for our rCB is much greater than we can currently meet. Therefore, we will expand our production capacities in the next few years and expect to triple our capacities already this year with the commissioning of production lines II and III at our site in Dillingen.

On June 17, 2020 the world’s first webinar about recovered carbon black (rCB) in plastic color concentrates (also called masterbatches) was held by Martin von Wolfersdorff from Wolfersdorff Consulting Berlin. During the webinar, Martin spoke about the state of technology for recovered carbon black, introduced masterbatch basics such as types of masterbatches and color measurement with CIE L*a*b*, showcased 5 companies who offer recovered carbon black masterbatches and explained important test methods for masterbatches with recovered carbon black as well as regulatory aspects.

Birla Carbon, a global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality carbon materials, has been awarded a Platinum level rating by EcoVadis. The recognition places Birla Carbon among the top 1% of companies globally evaluated by EcoVadis and reflects the company’s continued leadership in embedding sustainability across its operations, innovation, and value chain.

The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) signed an agreement with the joint venture established between the Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Pirelli, for the supply of polybutadiene rubber and carbon black to achieve 3.5 million tires annually – a major milestone toward empowering and advancing local content in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through its localization initiative, NUSANEDTM.

Ecolomondo Corporation (Ecolomondo), a cleantech company specializing in the commercialization of its Thermal Decomposition Process (TDP) proprietary recycling technology and the global deployment of TDP turnkey facilities, has been featured in Global One Media's interview. Chairman of the Board and CEO Eliot Sorella discusses Ecolomondo’s scaling plans at its Hawkesbury Thermal Decomposition Process (TDP) Facility in Ontario and challenges faced during the Shamrock TDP Facility’s construction.

Waverly Carbon Management System – the UK's producer of recovered carbon black (rCB) – announced that it has achieved UKAS ISO 9001 and 14001 certification. UKAS is the National Accreditation Body for the United Kingdom appointed by government, to assess and accredit organisations that provide services including certification, testing, inspection and calibration. UKAS provides accreditation for waste management, recovery, reduction, and recycling activities to support the delivery of vital economic and environmental goals.

This is no flaw in the standard: its purpose is not to measure the true particle size, but to give buyers and sellers a common frame of reference for trading rCB. The bias, however, stays. To safely meet a customer specification of, say, D97 ≤ 10 µm, a producer has to mill their rCB further down to 8 or 9 µm, so that every customer (using whichever laser particle sizer sits in their incoming goods inspection) measures a D97 below 10 µm. The required over-milling consumes extra electricity, raises CO2 emissions and cuts milling throughput. One could call it an uncertainty tax, levied not by any authority, but by physics.

Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) today announced the availability to produce in Asia Pacific its circular reinforcing carbons powered by its EVOLVE Sustainable Solutions technology platform. As such, Cabot's manufacturing facilities in Cilegon, Indonesia and Tianjin, China have successfully validated their ability to produce circular reinforcing carbons. These products use tire pyrolysis oil (TPO) derived from end-of-life tires and leverage an International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS mass balance approach. With this milestone, Cabot now has circular reinforcing carbon production capability across all major regions including Asia, Europe and the Americas, further accelerating tire circularity and sustainability worldwide.