Recovered Carbon Black (rCB) Market Trend Analysis Forecast

Recovered Carbon Black (rCB) Market Report, By Application (Tire Application, Non-Tire Rubber, Plastics, Coatings and Inks application) and Geography - Global Market Share, Trend Analysis & Forecast , 2019 - 2028

Report Code : cm2038 | Publish Date : Jun, 2019 | Industry : Chemicals_Materials | Geography : Global


Recovered carbon black is a material derived from scrap tires by pyrolysis. It typically contains 10–20% by weight non-carbonaceous material and is free of wire and fabric. The rCB provides an alternative to virgin carbon black as filler in rubber and as a pigment for plastics and coatings markets. Hence, the advantages are reduction in compound cost and minimizing the detrimental impact on the environment. The performance of rCB is however dependent on the pyrolysis conditions and the tyre composition. As the rCB from tyres normally contains a blend of different types of carbon black left in the scrap tyre and does not represent any single carbon black, it is likely that these rCB do not reinforce as well as virgin CB.

Recovered Carbon Black (rCB) Market Outlook

The global recovered carbon black (rCB) market is witnessing significant growth owing to growing application sectors, involving non-tire rubber, plastics and coatings industries amongst others. Recovered carbon black is widely used as an environmentally-friendly and sustainable reinforcing filler in tire and non-tire rubber products. The growth of the recovered carbon black market is, therefore, directly associated with the growing demand for environmentally-friendly and sustainable reinforcing filler in tire and non-tire rubber applications. Furthermore, surging market penetration in emerging countries and evolution of technologies would further provide significant growth opportunities to this market.  

Recovered Carbon Black (rCB) Market Segmental Overview

The report analyses the global recovered carbon black (rCB) market based on application and geography. 

Recovered Carbon Black (rCB) Market by Application

Based on application, the market is categorized into tire, non-tire rubber, plastics, coatings and inks application. Recovered carbon black is used as a reinforcing filler in tires. It is also used to impart colour to tires. Recovered carbon black is acceptable for use in several parts of tires such as inner-liners, carcasses, sidewalls, and treads, based on the specific performance requirements.

Recovered Carbon Black (rCB) Market by Geography

By geography, the global recovered carbon black (rCB) market is studied across the countries of key regions such as, North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and rest of the world regions which includes Latin America, and Middle East & Africa. Asia is currently the largest producer and consumer of carbon black. China accounts for nearly half of Asian consumption. Most of the increase in carbon black production capacity expected to come about in the next five years will come out of Asia, with China leading the way. The growth in carbon black production is closely linked to the automotive industry and tire production. The fact that more and more global automotive production is moving to China, India and Eastern Europe is prompting the tyre industry, and therefore also carbon black producers, to follow. China is projected to be the fastest-growing market for recovered carbon black in Asia Pacific, followed by India. The APAC is currently experiencing high investments in residential and commercial construction, especially in China, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea and in developing economies such as India, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam. All these factors will be supported by the ever-increasing population in the region, urbanization and their increasing purchasing power. 

North America is the second-fastest growing market for recovered carbon black. The growing governmental regulations regarding the use of environmentally-friendly products in the automotive industry is expected to provide growth opportunities for the recovered carbon black market in the region.

Recovered Carbon Black (rCB) Market Key Players

The leading market players of the global recovered carbon black (rCB) market are Alpha Carbone, Black Bear Carbon, Bolder Industries, Delta-Energy Group, Dron Industries, DVA Renewable Energy JSC, Enrestec, Integrated Resource Recovery (IRR), Klean Industries, Pyrolyx, Scandinavian Enviro Systems AB (Enviro) and SR2O Holdings.

Recovered Carbon Black (rCB) Market Recent Developments

  • In December 2018, Scandinavian Enviro Systems AB signed a memorandum of understanding with EE-TDF Cleveland, LLC, a US company active in the tyre-recycling segment in the United States. The initial plant construction is planned for EE-TDF Cleveland’s existing site in Texas, US, with future plants in Louisiana and Oklahoma.
  • In July 2018, Scandinavian Enviro Systems AB (Enviro) signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Treadcraft Limited to establish a new recycling plant in the city of Buffalo, New York. The collaboration will produce a full-scale facility, capable of processing a minimum of 30,000 tons of scrap tire material annually, located in the Buffalo, New York area, close to international transportation routes for ease of materials transportation to and from the facility.
  • In September 2017, Pyrolyx A.G., introduced a construction plan of a recovered carbon black (rCB) plant in Terre Haute, IN (USA), with an annual capacity estimated at 13,000 metric tons of carbon black.

The global recovered carbon black (rCB) market is segmented based on application and geography. Based on application, the market is categorized into tire, non-tire rubber, plastics, coatings and inks application. Recovered carbon black is used as a reinforcing filler in tires. It is also used to impart colour to tires. Recovered carbon black is acceptable for use in several parts of tires such as inner-liners, carcasses, sidewalls, and treads, based on the specific performance requirements.

By geography, the global recovered carbon black (rCB) market is studied across the countries of key regions such as, North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and rest of the world regions which includes Latin America, and Middle East & Africa. Asia is currently the largest producer and consumer of carbon black. China accounts for nearly half of Asian consumption.

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  • The report offers changing market dynamics in the recovered carbon black (rCB) industry, presenting historical, current and projected market size in terms of value (USD million)
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