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Above: The Orion Engineered Carbons plant at Ravenna in Italy


Orion opens Italian facility


Carbon black producer Orion Engineered Carbons has commissioned a new production unit at its site at Ravenna in Italy. The 25,000 tonnes/yr line will produce both specialty and technical rubber grades.


Alongside the capacity investment, which the company claims is the first new carbon black reactor to be commissioned in the EU in more than 40 years, the site has been equipped with a new 120 MWh electricity cogeneration unit. The company earlier announced net sales of $1.55bn for 2021, up by $410m on 2020, and said it


delivered its second highest adjusted EBITDA, 34% up at $268m for the full year. Adjusted EBITDA weakened in Q4 of last year, however, due to various planned plant turnarounds and general supply chain disruptions. “The [Orion] team positioned us well for the future in terms of fairer pricing, product qualifica- tions and increased growth,” said CEO Corning Painter. “Even as COVID continues to affect global markets, I am confident that we have positioned ourselves very well in 2022.” �www.orioncarbons.com


European proposal to restrict PFAS delayed


The European Chemicals Agency ECHA said propos- als to restrict manufacture and use of per and poly- fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been pushed back six months due to the volume of data collected during the


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consultation period. Nether- lands-based RIVM, one of the agencies working on preparation of the restriction dossier, says it will now be submitted in January 2023. �www.echa.europea.eu �www.rivm.nl


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