Orion Engineered Carbons GmbH

Orion Engineered Carbons is one of the globally leading chemical manufacturers of Carbon Black. Following our claim “We know black”, our passion is dedicated to the color black in all its shades and elegant appearance. With our expertise in Carbon Black we continuously strive to push the customer product to the top of its performance.

We are the only supplier, who possesses five different production processes.  Our Furnace-, Lamp-, Gas-, Acetylene- and Thermal Blacks enable us to offer our customers the broadest range of products and find the perfect match for their requirements. Thanks to our 14 plants worldwide we are globally present and able to react as fast as possible to our customers’ needs. Our three technical centers focus permanently on searching for new innovations and carry our product quality to the next level. More than 1400 employees work passionately every day to offer our customers the highest quality and the best service.

Carbon Black is of highest importance in the polymer industry and boosts the chemical and physical properties of pipes, textile fibers and films. It also improves the performance of adhesives and sealants, thermal insulation panels, semiconductor shields, engineered polymers for automotive parts and many other polymer applications. Furthermore, our Specialty Carbon Blacks improve a product’s colorimetric and dispersibility properties and simplify the adjustment of mechanical as well as rheological properties. They also enhance its electrical conductivity, UV-protection and infrared absorption. We constantly stay tuned to the customers’ needs to provide them with a solution that matches perfectly their requirements following our core value of collaborative partnerships for any business action.