Columbian Chemicals.Columbian Co·lum·bi·an adj. 1. Of or relating to the United States. 2. Of or relating to Christopher Columbus. Adj. 1. Columbian - of or relating to Christopher Columbus Chemicals, Atlanta Atlanta (ətlăn`tə, ăt–), city (1990 pop. 394,017), state capital and seat of Fulton co., NW Ga., on the Chattahoochee R. and Peachtree Creek, near the Appalachian foothills; inc. 1847. , GA, has acquired the carbon black manufacturing operation of Copebras S.A., a subsidiary of Minorco, located in Cubatao, Brazil Brazil (brəzĭl`), Port. Brasil, officially Federative Republic of Brazil, republic (2005 est. pop. 186,113,000), 3,286,470 sq mi (8,511,965 sq km), E South America. . The $220 million purchase will bring Columbian's total capacity to over 900,000 metric tons (Transparent Optical Networking Services) A marketing term for providing dark fiber to a customer. The customer is responsible for generating the transmission signal and interpreting it at the other end. See dark fiber. per year. The acquisition is said to make Columbian the second largest carbon black manufacturer in the world. The Brazilian carbon black operation will be known as Columbian Chemicals Brasil. The plant is reported to be one of the world's largest producers of carbon black, with an annual capacity of 173,000 metric tons. |
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