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Orion Engineered Carbons will expand its for Gas Blacks at its Cologne (Kalscheuren) plant, Germany.
Growing Market for WB & Solventborne Coatings
Orion is responding to the continuously growing global market for waterborne and solventborne coatings by debottlenecking its gas black production. Orion’s Gas Blacks feature excellent fineness and a very narrow particle size distribution to provide the deepest blackness Specialty Carbon Blacks available for demanding coatings customers.
“The expansion of capacity in Cologne is one more step in the rapid realignment of Orion’s portfolio toward higher value-added Carbon Blacks for specialty and technical rubber applications,” said Corning Painter, Orion’s Chief Executive Officer.
Products for High-end Coatings & Printing
Dr. Sandra Niewiem, Vice President, Business Line Specialty Carbon Black, added, “Products from Cologne are shipped globally to customers in various high-end coatings and printing applications, including high jet automotive OEM and refinish, antistatic coatings as well as packaging and UV curing inks. This initiative reflects the high confidence of our customers in Orion’s products and technical support capabilities.”
Source: Orion Engineered Carbons