TAGS: Sustainability / Natural Coatings
Orion, a specialty chemicals producer, invests €12.8 million, including €6.4 million in funding from the German government and European Union, to further develop and demonstrate a climate-neutral process for producing carbon black from alternative carbon sources.
Using Circular Feedstocks for Carbon Black Production
The technology is designed to improve Orion’s yield and throughput in the production of
carbon black using circular feedstocks and thus potentially reduce the carbon footprint of the process by a significant amount. This could accelerate the shift to a circular economy and feed the growing demand for sustainable materials in the tire industry.
Half of the €12.8 million Orion plans to invest in this initiative, called the ‘Clean
Carbon Black Research and Development Project’, will be provided by the decarbonization program of Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action, supported by the EU’s NextGenerationEU fund.
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We are grateful for the funding from the EU and the German government. It shows a great commitment to innovation and creating a circular economy,” said Corning Painter, chief executive officer, Orion.
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Orion has been a major innovator in making carbon black from circular feedstocks. The Clean Carbon Black Research and Development Project’s aim will be to develop ways to reduce the carbon footprint and improve the yield and throughput, potentially lowering the cost of the material,” added Painter.
A research facility is being built for the project at Orion’s main innovation center at its plant in Cologne.
Source: Orion Engineered Carbons