Orion Engineered Carbons to expand speciality carbon black capacity in Sweden

Orion Engineered Carbons, a worldwide supplier of speciality and high-performance Carbon Black, has announced that it will expand production capacity at its Norcarb Engineered Carbons AB plant in Malmö, Sweden. Debottlenecking of a line will provide additional speciality carbon black to supply the growing fibres, wire & cable and adhesives & sealants markets.

"The expansion of capacity in Malmö is one more step in Orion’s rapid realignment of our portfolio toward higher value added speciality and technical rubber applications,” said Jack Clem, Orion’s Chief Executive Officer. "Products from Malmö will primarily support our customers in Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. This action is a reflection of the high confidence of our customers in Orion’s products and technical support capabilities.”