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For decades, carbon black has been one of Europe’s most heavily used industrial materials—found in tires, plastics, inks, coatings, and countless engineered products. Its manufacturing has historically been dominated by a small number of global players using the well-established furnace black process. As a result, the regulatory identity of carbon black under REACH seemed fixed, stable, and largely uncontested.

Decarbonizing the industrial sector including waste treatment is one of our great challenges. Decarbonisation is needed at greater speed and scale if companies are to remain compliant, viable and profitable. But deciding which pathways to adopt can be challenging. One of the main challenges is the trilemma of energy needing to be secure, affordable, and low carbon. These parameters need to be managed in unison, despite the volatility in prices, policy and supply.