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With German, EU Funding, Orion S.A. Investing €12.8M in Project for Circular Carbon Black
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Orion S.A. is investing €12.8 million to develop a climate-neutral process for producing carbon black from alternative carbon sources. The funding includes €6.4 million from the German government and the European Union. This initiative aims to improve yield and throughput, potentially reducing the carbon footprint and cost of the material. The project could have significant ramifications for energy integration and tire recycling.
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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Orion S.A. (NYSE: OEC), a global specialty chemicals producer, is investing €12.8 million – including €6.4 million in funding from the German government and the European Union – to further develop and demonstrate a climate-neutral process for producing carbon black from alternative carbon sources, the company said today.
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.
“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,” Orion’s CEO Corning Painter said.
“For years, Orion has been a leading innovator in making carbon black from circular feedstocks,” Painter added. “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. Technological breakthroughs in this increasingly important field could have significant ramifications for energy integration and the molecular recycling of tires.”
A research facility is being built for the project at Orion’s main innovation center at its plant in Cologne.
About Orion S.A.
Orion S.A. (NYSE: OEC) is a leading global supplier of carbon black, a solid form of carbon produced as powder or pellets. The material is made to customers’ exacting specifications for tires, coatings, ink, batteries, plastics and numerous other specialty, high-performance applications. Carbon black is used to tint, colorize, provide reinforcement, conduct electricity, increase durability and add UV protection. Orion has innovation centers on three continents and 15 plants worldwide, offering the most diverse variety of production processes in the industry. The company’s corporate lineage goes back more than 160 years to Germany, where it operates the world’s longest-running carbon black plant. Orion is a leading innovator, applying a deep understanding of customers’ needs to deliver sustainable solutions. For more information, please visit orioncarbons.com.
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William Foreman
Director of Corporate Communications and Government Affairs
Orion S.A.
Direct: +1 832-445-3305
Mobile: +1 281-889-7833
william.foreman@orioncarbons.com
orion engineered carbons is one of the world’s leading suppliers of carbon black. with more than 100 years of industry experience, we offer standard and high-performance products for coatings, printing inks, polymers, rubber and other applications. our high-quality gas blacks, furnace blacks and specialty carbon blacks tint, colorize and enhance the performance of plastics, paints and coatings, inks and toners, adhesives and sealants, tires, and manufactured rubber goods such as automotive belts and hoses. with 1.460 employees worldwide, orion engineered carbons runs 14 global production sites and four applied technology centers, focusing on quality supply and collaborative partnerships with customers. orion engineered carbons s.a. shares began trading on the nyse on july 24, 2014, under the ticker symbol “oec.”
