Orion Boosts Capacity of High-Jetness Specialty Carbon Blacks
Through the debottleneck of a post-treatment plant in Germany, the company has increased production of its high-jetness specialty blacks.
Houston-based Orion Engineered Carbons has debottlenecked a post-treatment unit at its Cologne, Germany, plant that produces high-jetness specialty carbon blacks. The debottlenecking enables Orion to increase production capacity globally and also produce beads in addition to powder. High-jetness carbon blacks deliver a deep black masstone with a bluish undertone and are popular in automotive coatings.
Said Markus Mahn, global marketing director for coatings. “It’s challenging to push jetness above certain levels, and Orion is one of only a few carbon black producers that can do it. Demand was high last year and continues to be strong this year.” Orion has plans to install a second post-treatment unit at its Cologne facility due to the rapidly growing demand for the company’s premium grades.
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