Black is everywhere: car tires, cable coatings, printer ink, seals and flooring materials. Many everyday products owe their color and durability to industrial carbon black. This fine black powder improves stability, abrasion resistance and UV protection. But producing it from fossil resources generates massive CO2 emissions – placing a heavy burden on the climate and the environment
Carbon black is composed almost entirely of carbon and is produced through the incomplete combustion of heavy oil or natural gas. Approximately 15,000,000 metric tons are produced each year globally, with more than two-thirds of this used in tire manufacturing.
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