Article: Columbian to Idle Carbon Black Unit.(Columbian Chemicals' plant in El Dorado, AR)(Brief Article)

COLUMBIAN CHEMICALS (MARIETTA, GA) says it will temporarily hair production at its 54,000-m.t./ year carbon black plant at El Dorado, AR, effective November 30. The company cites "continued over-capacity, coupled with an uncertain business outlook." The move will result in the loss of 50 jobs at the site. Columbian is the second-largest producer of carbon black after Cabot.

"Overcapacity of carbon black in North America has eroded our profitability," says Manuel J. Iraola, chairman and president of Columbian. "This imbalance in supply and demand has been evident since late last year, and the events of September 11 have exacerbated the uncertainty in Columbian's major ...

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