Market Overview
The global carbon black market was valued around $ 12.06 billion in revenue in 2020 and is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 4.63% to reach $ 15.12 billion by 2025.
Black Carbon is a pure elemental carbon that resembles aggregate particles produced by incomplete combustion or decomposition of hydrocarbons at controlled temperature and pressure. Kiln black is generally made using heavy aromatic oils as a raw material. Carbon black is used in a wide range of materials to improve its performance based on its physical, electrical and optical properties. The plastic polymer market is an important market for carbon black. This is primarily attributed to the properties of carbon black, which can impart color, opacity, electrical conductivity, and protection from ultraviolet degradation in plastics. The increasing application of the material in various plastic sectors, such as molding, films, pipes, fibers and cables, is increasing the size of the global carbon black market. Carbon black is a type of paracrystalline carbon. It contains 95% pure carbon and improves the physical and mechanical properties of the material, making the final product more efficient. Carbon black is an important product and is used in the manufacture of tires, plastics, mechanical rubber products, printing inks and toners. It can absorb ultraviolet light and convert it to heat, therefore it is used in polymer companies. It is also used in the insulation of wires and cables. Find application in a wide range of rubber and pigment products. It is an inexpensive rubber reinforcing agent used in tires.
Market Segmentation:
By type:
Acetylene
Furnace
Channel
Thermal
Others
Furnace black is the most widely used method due to its maximum production capacity. Industrially, it is made by burning heavy petroleum products, such as coal tar and fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) tar, with vegetable oil.
By application:
Tyres
Non-tyre rubber
Inks and coatings
Plastic
Others
The non-tire end-use sector is expected to increase by almost 4.2% during the forecast period. The tire sector is estimated to be the largest based on revenue generated at the end of the estimated timeframe.
Impact of Covid-19 on Carbon Black Market:
The weakening of worldwide making activity is predicted to influence commodity costs, mainly for crude oil, coal, copper, iron ore, and other industrial goods. Therefore, operators should significantly reduce their investment costs and delay their investments in new projects. COVID-19 could disrupt steel call by hindering making activity that could highly reduce call for iron ore and black coal, posing a high danger to Australian miners. The oil and gas extraction subsector is likely to limit oil drilling to accommodate declining demand. Western Canada Select crude prices are falling, trading at their lowest level in recent weeks. As a result, many national operators have slowed down or discontinued their operations. The impact of COVID-19 on local surface lignite mining is comparatively less, whereas the economic downturn has limited overall energy consumption, thereby affecting the overall mining activities.
Brown coal mining is a crucial element of infrastructure in Germany for generating electricity and mining companies here implemented contingency plans at their manufacturing sites. New Zealand’s mining division relies heavily on world markets, with weakening global demand and lower prices for commodities, including oil, coal and copper, which are expected to weigh heavily on performance of the sector during the year. The spread of the coronavirus caused the price of oil to drop as demand declined. Travel bans and lower production have resulted in lower demand; This had resulted in lower oil prices, negatively affecting the mining sector. Mining operators may also have to fire certain workers or send them home to limit the spread. Due to the globalized nature of the industry that is dependent on commodity prices across the globe, the mining industry is determined to be an influential sector of the US economy, as commodity prices decline worldwide. A drop in thermal coal prices due to lower demand is expected to lower the price of electricity service, contributing to lower incomes for electricity producers. Additionally, lower fossil fuel costs are expected to improve the competitiveness of Australia’s fossil fuel energy producers, slowing the country’s transition to renewable energy sources.
