World CB consumption to reach nearly 8 million tons by 2000.World carbon black consumption is forecast to increase four percent annually to 7.9 million metric tons in the year 2000, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a new study by The Freedonia Group. Carbon black used as a reinforcement reinforcement /re·in·force·ment/ (-in-fors´ment) in behavioral science, the presentation of a stimulus following a response that increases the frequency of subsequent responses, whether positive to desirable events, or in vulcanized rubber India rubber, vulcanized. - Knight. See also: Vulcanize goods will account for 94 percent of total demand. Most rapid gains are projected for nonrubber applications, called special blacks, but they will remain a minor segment as measured in tonnage TONNAGE, mar. law. The capacity of a ship or vessel. 2. The act of congress of March 2, 1799, s. 64, 1 Story's L. U. S. 630, directs that to ascertain the tonnage of any ship or vessel, the surveyor, &c. . Asia is the largest producer of carbon black and its dominance will increase due to continued capacity expansions and regional increases in tire and industrial rubber production. Most rapid demand gains for carbon black will arise in developing nations such as Brazil, China, India and South Korea. Carbon black consumed in tire rubber will increase nearly 4 percent per year to 5.4 million metric tons in the year 2000, according to Freedonia. This growth is motivated in part by the continuing popularity of performance tires which have higher carbon black loadings and shorter service lives. Also stimulating growth is the increasing average size of automobiles (e.g., sport utility, pick-up trucks, minivans) which require larger tires at the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and level, the study says. Worldwide carbon black used in nontire rubber applications will increase over four percent per year to two million metric tons in the year 2000. The largest use for carbon black in nontire rubber is in rubber products. One favorable fa·vor·a·ble adj. 1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds. 2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis. 3. trend in this segment has been the popularity of rubber roofing and geomembranes since these items take high carbon black loadings. Special black demand will show the strongest gains in plastic applications. Special black demand will increase over four percent to 465,000 metric tons in the year 2000. The strongest gains are projected for plastics applications, where carbon black is used to enhance UV resistance, increase strength and impart electrical conductivity Not to be confused with electrical conductance, a measure of an object's or circuit's ability to conduct an electric current between two points, which is dependent on the electrical conductivity and the geometric dimensions of the conducting object. in various resins.
World carbon black demand (thousand metric tons)
Item 1985 1995 2000 % annual gowth
95/85 00/95
Carbon black demand by end-use 5,351 6,526 7,930 2.0 4.0
Tire rubber uses 3,372 4,498 5,440 2.9 3.9
Nontire rubber uses 1,665 1,653 5,025 -0.1 4.1
Special blacks 314 375 465 1.8 4.4
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