CARBON BLACK

Prices U.S.: 38 cts-42 cts/lb ex-works, contract EUROPE: €695-€750/m.t. ex-works, contract ASIA/PACIFIC: $750-$930/m.t. ex-works, contract Outlook Global carbon black demand is forecast to grow 3.6%/year over the next five years, to 10.8 million m.t. by 2010, says Paul Ita, consultant at Notch Consulting Group (Amherst, MA). About 300,000 m.t./year of new production boosted global capacity to 10.1 million m.t./year last year, Ita says. Global operating rates averaged 93% last year, driven by strong demand from the tire industry. The global market is...

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