On October 13, Orion Engineered Carbons announced the completion of a cogeneration project at its carbon black plant in Borger, Texas. The new cogen unit uses tail gas from the carbon black production process to produce electrical power. Orion did not provide details on the size of the unit, but it will provide enough electricity to run the plant, with the excess provided back to the regional grid for local use.
October 14, 2020
October 12, 2020
Carbon Black World conference postponed to 2021
The Carbon Black World 2020 conference, which was originally scheduled to be held November 10-12, 2020 in Charlotte, North Carolina, has been postponed to a still-to-be determined date in 2021 due to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Smithers, the organizer, made the announcement on October 8. The Carbon Black World conference is held every other year and typically moves back and forth between Europe and North America. The last CBW conference was held in September 2018 in Dusseldorf, Germany. Smithers plans to hold a number of webinars dedicated to carbon black in the coming weeks. Details to follow as they become available.