Carbon Black Industry Overview

The global carbon black market size was valued at USD 22.35 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.8% from 2024 to 2030.

Rising product usage in the production of plastics is anticipated to drive growth. Moreover, the rising usage of these plastics in electrical and electronic components will boost product demand. It is produced either by thermal decomposition or partial combustion method, which includes oil or natural gas as a feedstock. It is produced by four different processes, which are the furnace black process, channel process, acetylene black process, and Lampblack process.

Gather more insights about the market drivers, restrains and growth of the Carbon Black Market

Growing environmental concerns coupled with the developing automotive industry is expected to drive the growth of the U.S. market. The refurbishing trend has resulted in increased demand for high-performance coatings in automotive as well as other industries, such as marine, aerospace, and industrial.

The product helps improve the strength and longevity of tires by providing better abrasion resistance and tensile strength. Also, growing construction and manufacturing sectors utilizing industrial rubber and equipment are anticipated to positively impact the demand over the forecast period.

Carbon black market prices are mainly based on raw materials, auxiliary materials, and utilities. The crude oil price fluctuation has a major impact on the pricing of carbon black. Some other macro-level factors influencing the price include working capital and pre-operational costs. The installation and setup, capitalized interests, project engineering and management, and commissioning costs are included under the pre-occupational costs.

Carbon black is formed by incomplete combustion of different petroleum-based constituents. It is an essential component for a range of end-use applications such as consumer goods, automobiles, appliances, electronics, and others. Since it is a petroleum-derived product the manufacturers rely on sourcing their key raw materials at the right prices with no supply hindrance. Raw materials are critically selected by the manufacturers depending on their product quality, offering price, product portfolio holding, and market accessibility.

Browse through Grand View Research's Petrochemicals Industry Research Reports.

• The global diesel exhaust fluid market size was valued at USD 36.66 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 7.9% from 2024 to 2030.
• The global bromobenzene market size was estimated at USD 1,228.8 million in 2023 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 4.7% from 2024 to 2030.

Global Carbon Black Market Report Segmentation

This report forecasts revenue and volume growth at the global, regional, and country levels and provides a carbon black market analysis of the latest industry trends and opportunities in each of the sub-segments from 2018 to 2030. For this study, Grand View Research has segmented the global carbon black market report based on type, application, grade, and region:

Type Outlook (Volume, Kilotons; Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

• Furnace Black
• Channel Black
• Thermal Black
• Acetylene Black
• Others

Application Outlook (Volume, Kilotons; Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

• Tire
• Non- tire Rubber
• Plastics
• Inks Coatings
• Others

Grade Outlook (Volume, Kilotons; Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

• Standard Grade
• Specialty Grade

Regional Outlook (Volume, Kilotons; Revenue, USD Billion, 2018 - 2030)

• North America
  • US
  • Canada
  • Mexico
• Europe
  • Germany
  • UK
  • France
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Russia
• Asia Pacific
  • China
  • Japan
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Malaysia
  • Thailand
• Central South America
  • Brazil
  • Argentina
• Middle East Africa
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa

Key Companies Market Share Insights

Key companies are adopting several organic and inorganic growth strategies, such as capacity expansion, mergers acquisitions, and joint ventures, to maintain and expand their market share.

In June 2023, Bridgestone Corporation announced the commencement of the development of tire-derived oil and recovered carbon black via pyrolysis of worn tires with the help of test units established at the Bridgestone Innovation Park in Tokyo. This is aimed at encouraging the social deployment of chemical recycling technologies that allow the efficient pyrolysis of worn tires.

In April 2023, Orion Engineered Carbons announced the implementation of its new cogeneration technology producing renewable energy in its Ivanhoe plant (Louisiana, U.S.). The system comprises a steam turbine generator, which ingests the waste steam from the production process of the carbon black plant and alters it to electricity.

In March 2023, Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. entered into a strategic partnership with Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd., for the real-world application of the Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) technology. This deal was aimed at manufacturing varied carbon products and materials for the capture and storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) as solid carbon.

Key Carbon Black Companies:

• Orion Engineered Carbons Holdings GmbH
• OMSK Carbon Group
• Sid Richardson Carbon Energy Co.
• Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd.
• Asahi Carbon Co. Ltd.
• Ralson Goodluck Carbon
• Atlas Organic Pvt. Ltd.
• Continental Carbon Co.
• OCI Company Ltd.
• Birla Carbon
• Bridgestone Corp.
• Cabot Corp.
• China Synthetic Rubber Corporation (CSRC)
• Himadri Companies Industries Ltd. (HCIL)
• Mitsubishi Chemicals
• Nippon Steel Sumikin Chemical Co. Ltd.
• Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black Inc.

Order a free sample PDF of the Carbon Black Market Intelligence Study, published by Grand View Research.