Updated on 16th October 2026
Carbon Black
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Buyer Power Score
-1.8
Supplier-favoured −5+5 Buyer-favoured
Negotiating position for this category, scored from supplier-favoured to buyer-favoured.
Recommended stance. Hold and renegotiate Q3
Market size$28.9Bglobal, USD
CAGR4.8%base to forecast
Suppliers8tracked players
Signals12monitored
What to do
3Risk Exceptions
3Black number: sourced statements naming the countryRed badge: live signals (alerts) for the country
10 countries · 4 lanes from 38 sourced statementsCountries
Ranked by sourced statements.United States · 9 alerts12
China · 2 alerts7
Germany4
India3
Russia · 1 alert2
Japan2
Belgium1
Poland1
Mexico1
Brazil1
SupplierHQProfileStatus
Cabot CorporationMassachusetts, USAOne of the world's largest carbon black producers, serving tire, plastics, and specialty applications globally; also active in battery materials and…ProfiledBirla CarbonMumbai, India (Aditya Birla Group)A leading global carbon black manufacturer with operations across Asia, Europe, and the Americas; produces grades for tires, rubbers, and specialty…ProfiledOrion Engineered CarbonsTexas, USA (registered); operational roots in GermanySpecialty-focused global producer of high-performance carbon black for coatings, polymers, and tires, formed from Evonik/Rhodia carbon black assets.ProfiledTokai CarbonTokyo, JapanMajor Japanese carbon product manufacturer producing carbon black alongside graphite electrodes and fine carbon products.ProfiledMitsubishi Chemical CorporationTokyo, JapanLarge Japanese chemical conglomerate producing carbon black for rubber, tire, and pigment applications within its performance chemicals portfolio.Profiled