The total sustainable carbon black market in 2023 is estimated at 117ktpa and projected to be more than 1 million tonnes in 2033
Less than 1% of all carbon black used today in new tire production globally is sustainable carbon black, by 2033 up to 7% usage is anticipated
One billion end-of-life tires (ELTs) are generated each year, and 68% of the 210+ raw materials in tires are fossil-based, including carbon black, the main reinforcing material in tires. The carbon black and tire industries face daunting challenges in coming years to develop products that truly fit the circular economy's development, meet sustainability requirements, and reduce CO2 emissions on the way to net zero by 2050.
Definition:
This report provides a comprehensive update on sustainable carbon black technology, and benchmarks the four leading developments in sustainable carbon blacks (methane, recovered, renewable and circular carbon blacks), as well as competing alternative sustainable tire fillers. With 74% of the global carbon black market used in tires (PCR, LTR, TBR and OTR), the report is primarily focused on the tire industry's use of sustainable carbon blacks from end-of-life tires (ELTs), and how that affects both the tire and carbon black industries' efforts to be net zero by 2050.
Key Questions:
How has the industry for sustainable carbon black progressed in recent years?
What factors are disrupting raw material supply chains for natural rubber and carbon black?
What are the future market dynamics and regulatory outlook for sustainable carbon black to 2044?
Who are the market leaders in traditional and sustainable carbon black production?
What are the key challenges and opportunities for carbon black producers over the next two decades?
Table of Contents
Executive summary
Introduction and methodology
Report scope
Report objective
Methodology
List of definitions
Acknowledgements
Industry drivers and trends
Introduction
Industry drivers and trends
Tire industry sustainability targets
Summary of latest sustainability technology
Carbon black technology
Silica technology
The carbon footprint of car types
User requirements
Regional differences
State of the furnace carbon black industry and status of sustainability
Global furnace black shortages
Regulations and likely developments
Methane pyrolysis carbon black developments
Introduction
Methane pyrolysis carbon black companies
Monolith
Sustainability of methane pyrolysis carbon black
CO2e emissions
Biogenic and recycled content
Purity
Market, Supply and demand
Pricing
Recovered carbon black developments
Introduction to recovered carbon black
Recovered rCB Specifications
Consistency
Particle Size, D97
Toluene Transmittance, D1618
Ash content
In-rubber Surface Activity, D8491
Silica
Char content
Volatiles and PAH's
Contaminants
Milling and granulation specs
Sustainability of recovered carbon black
CO2e emissions
Biogenic or recycled content
Purity
Market for recovered carbon black
Supply and demand
Pricing
Recovered carbon black companies
BB&G AWES
Black Bear Carbon
Bolder Industries
Circtec Group
Contec
Delta Energy (New name TBD)
Ecolomondo
Ecotr
Elysium Nordic
Enrestec
G3C Technologies
Kal Tire
New Energy
Klean Technologies Inc.
LD Carbon
Polimix Ambiental
PRTI
Pyrum Innovations AG
Reoil
Scandinavian Enviro
Stadtwerke Osnabruck
Wastefront
Waverly Carbon
Renewable carbon black
Introduction
Renewable carbon black companies
CO2e emissions
Biogenic or recycled content
Purity
Market for circular carbon black
Demand and supply
Pricing
Circular carbon black developments
Introduction
Circular carbon black companies
Cabot
Orion Engineered Products
BlackCycle Project
Korean Blackcycle project
Sustainability of Circular carbon black
CO2e emissions
Biogenic or recycled content
Purity
Market for circular carbon black
Demand and supply
Pricing
Regulatory environment and future outlook
Overview of sustainable carbon blacks
Application coverage
Tire applications
MRG applications
Coloring applications
Plastic applications
Coating applications
Potential upsides
Growth pathways for sustainable carbon blacks
Other types of sustainable rubber fillers
Wood carbon black (Wood pyrolysis)
Lignin filler (SunCoal lignin)
Rice-husk silica (TRL-6, potentially TRL 7 by 2025)
CarbonX filaments
Carbon nanotubes, Graphenes
CO2 carbon black (Noyes process)
Contribution to reducing carbon black CO2e emissions
Outlook
Market availability
Pricing structure
Status of regulatory compliance
REACH
Other global regulations
Waste status of materials
Appendix
Compounding notes and discussion
Discussion of rCB modification and upgrade methodologies