World demand for carbon black is forecast to rise 4.3 percent annually through 2013. Growth in the non-tire rubber product market will outpace growth in the dominant motor vehicle tire sector, while the smaller special blacks market will rise the fastest. The Asia/Pacific region will post the strongest gains.

This study analyzes the 9.4 million metric ton world carbon black industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1998, 2003 and 2008, and forecasts for 2013 and 2018 by market (tire and tire components, non-tire rubber products, special blacks), world region (e.g., Asia/Pacific, North America, Western Europe) and for 25 major countries.

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 20 industry players, including Cabot, Evonik Industries and OCI.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		Introduction							       X

	I.	Executive Summary						       1

	II.	Market Environment						       4
		General								       4
		World Economic Environment					       6
		   Recent Historical Trends					       6
		   World Economic Outlook					       8
		World Demographic Outlook					      12
		   World Population Outlook					      13
		   World Urban Population Outlook				      14
		World Motor Vehicle Outlook					      15
		   World Motor Vehicle Production Trends			      17
		   World Motor Vehicles in Use					      21
		World Tire Industry Overview					      23
		World Rubber Consumption by Region				      26
		Carbon Black Pricing Trends					      28
		Regulatory & Environmental Considerations			      30
		Competitive Materials						      33

	III.	Supply & Demand							      35
		General								      35
		Capacity by Region						      36
		Expansion Activity						      39
		   Recent Expansions						      39
		   Proposed Expansions						      40
		Production by Region						      40
		Trade by Region							      42
		Demand by Region						      43
		Carbon Black & Rubber Relationship				      45

	IV.	Demand by Market						      48
		General								      48
		Tire & Tire Components Market					      51
		Non-Tire Rubber Product Market					      53
		Special Blacks Markets						      56

	V.	North America							      59
		General								      59
		   North America: Supply & Demand				      60
		   North America: Producers & Capacity				      63
		United States							      65
		Canada								      73
		Mexico								      77

	VI.	Western Europe							      82
		General								      82
		   Western Europe: Supply & Demand				      83
		   Western Europe: Producers & Capacity				      86
		France								      88
		Germany								      92
		Italy								      97
		Netherlands							     101
		Spain								     105
		United Kingdom							     109
		Other Western Europe						     113

	VII.	Asia/Pacific							     118
		General								     118
		   Asia/Pacific: Supply & Demand				     120
		   Asia/Pacific: Production Capacity by Country			     123
		   Asia/Pacific: Production Capacity by Company			     124
		China								     127
		India								     136
		Indonesia							     140
		Japan								     144
		Malaysia							     151
		South Korea							     154
		Taiwan								     159
		Thailand							     163
		Other Asia/Pacific						     168

 	VIII.	Other Regions						             173
		Latin America							     173
		   Latin America: Supply & Demand				     174
		   Latin America: Producers & Capacity				     176
		   Brazil							     178
		   Other Latin America						     183
		Eastern Europe							     187
		   Eastern Europe: Supply & Demand				     188
		   Eastern Europe: Producers & Capacity				     190
		   Czech Republic						     193
		   Poland							     196
		   Russia							     199
		   Other Eastern Europe						     203
		Africa/Mideast							     207
		   Africa/Mideast: Supply & Demand				     209
		   Africa/Mideast: Producers & Capacity				     211
		   Egypt							     213
		   Iran								     217
		   South Africa							     220
		   Turkey							     223
		   Other Africa/Mideast						     226

	IX.	Industry Structure						     229
		General								     229
		Industry Composition & Market Share				     230
		Overview of Leading Suppliers					     232
		   Cabot							     233
		   Evonik Industries						     235
		   OCI								     237
		   Other Producers						     238
		Cooperative Agreements						     240
		Research & Development						     243
		Marketing & Competitive Strategies				     246
		Company Profiles						     247
		   Aditya Birla Group						     248
		   Alexandria Carbon Company SAE, see Aditya Birla 
		   Asahi Carbon Company Limited, see Bridgestone 
		   Bridgestone Corporation					     250
		   Cabot Corporation						     252
		   Cancarb Limited, see TransCanada Corporation
		   China Synthetic Rubber Corporation				     256
		   Columbian Chemicals Company, see OCI
		   Continental Carbon Australia Pty Limited, see Koppers 
		   Continental Carbon Company, see China Synthetic Rubber
		   DC Chemical Company Limited, see OCI
		   Degussa AG, Evonik Industries AG
		   Degussa Engineered Carbons LP, see Evonik Industries 
		   Evonik Industries AG						     259
		   Hebei Longxing Chemical Group Company Limited		     262
		   Hi-Tech Carbon, see Aditya Birla Group
		   Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon Black Company Limited		     263
		   Koppers Incorporated						     264
		   Liaoning Birla Carbon Company Limited, see Aditya Birla Group
		   Mexico Carbon Manufacturing SA de CV, see Bridgestone Corporation
		   Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation			     265
		   Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation			     267
		   Nhumo SA de CV, see Cabot Corporation
		   Nippon Steel Corporation					     268
		   OAO Nizhnekamsktekhuglerod, see Tatneft OAO
		   OCI Company Limited						     270
		   OJSC Kremenchug Carbon Black Plant				     273
		   OOO Omsktehuglerod						     274
		   Phillips Carbon Black Limited				     275
		   Richardson (Sid) Carbon and Energy Limited			     276
		   Tatneft OAO							     277
		   Thai Carbon Black, see Aditya Birla Group
		   Tokai Carbon Company Limited					     278
		   TransCanada Corporation					     280
		   Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Limited, see Nigerian 
		      National Petroleum Corporation
		Additional Carbon Black Producers				     282


				      LIST OF TABLES

    TABLE NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION I -- Executive Summary
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- Market Environment
	1	World Gross Domestic Product by Region				      12
	2	World Population by Region					      14
	3	World Urban Population by Region				      15
	4	World Motor Vehicle Industry Overview				      16
	5	World Motor Vehicle Production					      21
	6	World Motor Vehicles in Use					      23
	7	World Tire Production by Region & Type				      25
	8	World Rubber Consumption by Region				      28

		SECTION III -- Supply & Demand
	1	World Carbon Black Supply & Demand				      36
	2	World Carbon Black Production Capacity by Region, 
		   Year-End 2008						      38
	3	World Carbon Black Production by Region				      42
	4	World Carbon Black Net Exports by Region			      43
	5	World Carbon Black Demand by Region				      45

		SECTION IV -- Demand by Market
	1	World Carbon Black Demand by Market				      51
	2	Tire Market for Carbon Black					      53
	3	Non-Tire Rubber Product Market for Carbon Black			      56
	4	Special Black Demand by Market					      58

		SECTION V -- North America
	1	North America -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand			      62
	2	North America -- Carbon Black Production Capacity 
		   by Country & Company, Year-End 2008				      64
	3	United States -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand			      69
	4	United States -- Carbon Black Production Capacity 
		   by Company, Year-End 2008					      72
	5	Canada -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand				      75
	6	Canada -- Carbon Black Production Capacity by Company, 
		   Year-End 2008						      77
	7	Mexico -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand				      80
	8	Mexico -- Carbon Black Production Capacity 
		   by Company, Year-End 2008					      81

		SECTION VI -- Western Europe
	1	Western Europe -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand			      85
	2	Western Europe -- Carbon Black Production Capacity by 
		   Country & Company, Year-End 2008				      87
	3	France -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand				      90
	4	France -- Carbon Black Production Capacity by Company, 
		   Year-End 2008						      92
	5	Germany -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand				      95
	6	Germany -- Carbon Black Production Capacity by Company, 
		   Year-End 2008						      97
	7	Italy -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand				     100
	8	Italy -- Carbon Black Production Capacity by Company, 
		   Year-End 2008						     101
	9	Netherlands -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand			     104
	10	Netherlands -- Carbon Black Production Capacity 
		   by Company, Year-End 2008					     105
	11	Spain -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand				     108
	12	United Kingdom -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand			     111
	13	United Kingdom -- Carbon Black Production Capacity 
		   by Company, Year-End 2008					     112
	14	Other Western Europe -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand		     115
	15	Other Western Europe -- Carbon Black Production Capacity 
		   by Company, Year-End 2008					     117

		SECTION VII -- Asia/Pacific
	1	Asia/Pacific -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand			     122
	2	Asia/Pacific -- Carbon Black Production Capacity 
		   by Country, Year-End 2008					     124
	3	Asia/Pacific -- Carbon Black Production Capacity 
		   by Company, Year-End 2008					     126
	4	China -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand				     131
	5	China -- Carbon Black Production Capacity by Company, 
		   Year-End 2008						     134
	6	India -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand				     138
	7	India -- Carbon Black Production Capacity by Company, 
		   Year-End 2008						     140
	8	Indonesia -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand			     143
	9	Japan -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand				     147
	10	Japan -- Carbon Black Production Capacity by Company, 
		   Year-End 2008						     150
	11	Malaysia -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand			     153
	12	South Korea -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand			     157
	13	South Korea -- Carbon Black Production Capacity 
		   by Company, Year-End 2008					     159
	14	Taiwan -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand				     162
	15	Thailand -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand			     166
	16	Thailand -- Carbon Black Production Capacity by Company, 
		   Year-End 2008						     168
	17	Other Asia/Pacific -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand		     172

		SECTION VIII -- Other Regions
	1	Latin America -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand			     176
	2	Latin America -- Carbon Black Production Capacity by 
		   Country & Company, Year-End 2008				     178
	3	Brazil -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand				     181
	4	Brazil -- Carbon Black Production Capacity by Company, 
		   Year-End 2008						     182
	5	Other Latin America -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand		     186
	6	Other Latin America -- Carbon Black Production Capacity 
		   by Company, Year-End 2008					     187
	7	Eastern Europe -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand			     190
	8	Eastern Europe -- Carbon Black Production Capacity by 
		   Country & Company, Year-End 2008				     192
	9	Czech Republic -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand			     195
	10	Poland -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand				     198
	11	Poland -- Carbon Black Production Capacity by Company, 
		   Year-End 2008					             199
	12	Russia -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand				     202
	13	Other Eastern Europe -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand		     206
	14	Other Eastern Europe -- Carbon Black Production Capacity 
		   by Company, Year-End 2008					     207
	15	Africa/Mideast -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand			     211
	16	Africa/Mideast -- Carbon Black Production Capacity by 
		   Country & Company, Year-End 2008				     213
	17	Egypt -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand				     216
	18	Iran -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand				     219
	19	South Africa -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand			     222
	20	Turkey -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand				     225
	21	Other Africa/Mideast -- Carbon Black Supply & Demand		     228

		SECTION IX -- Industry Structure
	1	Sales of Selected Carbon Black Manufacturers, 2008		     231
	2	Cabot -- Carbon Black Production Capacity by Plant, 
		   Year-End 2008						     234
	3	Evonik Industries -- Carbon Black Production Capacity by 
		   Plant, Year-End 2008						     236
	4	OCI -- Carbon Black Production Capacity by Plant, 
		   Year-End 2008						     238
	5	Other Companies -- Carbon Black Production Capacity, 
		   Year-End 2008						     240
	6	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     242


				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE

	     	SECTION III -- Supply & Demand
	1	Relationship Between Carbon Black Demand Per Capita & 
		   Rubber Demand Per Capita					      47

		SECTION IX -- Industry Structure
	1	World Carbon Black Market Share by Company, 2008		     232