About Carbon Black
What is Carbon Black?
Over the years, many materials have been used as fillers in rubber compounds. In this sense, filler
is a diluent and is used primarily to lower volume cost. With use, all fillers modify certain physical
properties of the compound in addition to lowering cost. Therefore, lower cost is generally achieved at
the expense of other desirable properties and all compounds are compromises with various trade-offs
considered and balanced by the compounder. Elastomer systems respond to the addition of a few
fillers, termed reinforcing agents, in a way that enhances certain properties. Among such substances
used in rubber compounding, carbon black is unique in its ability to significantly enhance the
properties of nearly any base elastomer system while...
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Carbon Black User's Guide
This guide summarizes essential health, safety,
and environmental information for operational
design, maintenance, training, emergency
response and handling practices that may be
associated with the use of carbon black. The
information contained herein is provided to
supplement the knowledge of trained and
qualified users of carbon black.
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Product Application Guide
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Continental Carbon Company's Brochure
Continental Carbon Company (the “Company”) manufactures furnace grade carbon black
used in tires and other rubber and plastic goods. All company products are registered under
the “Continex” trademark, a trusted name in the carbon black market since the early 1960’s.
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, U.S.A., the Company operates three production
plants located in Phenix City, Alabama; Ponca City, Oklahoma; and Sunray, Texas; all
of which are certified to the ISO 9000 Series Quality Standard. Additionally, the
Company maintains comprehensive research and development laboratory facilities
in Houston, Texas. Marketing and sales offices are located in Houston, Texas;
Atlanta, Georgia; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Akron, Ohio. A bulk distribution
center in Barberton, Ohio supports many customers in the midwestern region.
Continental Carbon India Ltd