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Article: Carbon black demand expands global supply.(Brief article)
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- December 13, 2007
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By Staff
Demand for carbon black is expanding in overseas markets, as increasing oil prices push up prices of the specialty chemical here in North America.
Buyers are reporting higher prices for carbon black in Purchasingdata.com 's latest survey. After starting the year at 76Acents/lb, carbon black prices have steadily increased to their latest price of 88Acents/lb in November. Thirteen percent of buyers polled in November said they saw price increases for carbon black, up from 5% the month before.
Earlier this year, a Freedonia Group report said that that demand for carbon black in the developed parts of the world will continue to post ...