Table of Content

1 INTRODUCTION 11
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 11
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 11
1.3 SCOPE OF THE MARKET 12
1.3.1 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 12
1.4 CURRENCY 13
1.5 UNIT CONSIDERED 13
1.6 STAKEHOLDERS 13

2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 14
2.1 RESEARCH DATA 14
2.1.1 SECONDARY DATA 15
2.1.1.1 Key data from secondary sources 15
2.1.2 PRIMARY DATA 16
2.1.2.1 Key data from primary sources 16
2.1.2.2 Breakdown of primary interviews 16
2.2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 17
2.3 DATA TRIANGULATION 19
2.4 ASSUMPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS 20
2.4.1 ASSUMPTIONS 20
2.4.2 LIMITATIONS 20

3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 21

4 MARKET OVERVIEW 23
4.1 INTRODUCTION 23
4.2 ADVANTAGES OF RCB 23
4.3 COMPARISON OF RCB AND VIRGIN CARBON BLACK 23
4.4 PRICING ANALYSIS 25
4.5 MARKET DYNAMICS 26
4.5.1 DRIVERS 26
4.5.1.1 Abundant availability of ELTs, the raw material for rCB production 26
4.5.1.2 Low and fixed price of rCB 27
4.5.2 OPPORTUNITIES 28
4.5.2.1 Need for green alternatives to reduce carbon footprints 28
4.5.2.2 Growing demand for tire and rubber products 28
4.5.3 CHALLENGES 29
4.5.3.1 Fear of using rCB as an alternative to virgin carbon black 29
4.5.3.2 Providing consistent quality of rCB 29

5 INDUSTRY TRENDS 30
5.1 INTRODUCTION 30
5.2 DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS FOR RCB 30
5.3 SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS 31
5.4 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES 32
5.4.1 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 32
5.4.2 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 33
5.4.3 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 33
5.4.4 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 33
5.4.5 INTENSITY OF COMPETITIVE RIVALRY 33
5.5 MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 34
5.5.1 GDP GROWTH RATE FORECAST OF MAJOR ECONOMIES IN THE WORLD 34
5.5.2 TIRE INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 34
5.5.3 RUBBER INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 35

6 RCB MARKET, BY APPLICATION 37
6.1 INTRODUCTION 38
6.2 TIRE 39
6.2.1 TIRE TO REMAIN THE DOMINANT APPLICATION OF THE RCB MARKET 39
6.3 NON-TIRE RUBBER 41
6.3.1 APAC TO BE THE FASTEST-GROWING MARKET FOR RCB IN NON-
TIRE RUBBER APPLICATION 41
6.4 PLASTICS 43
6.4.1 RISING PLASTIC PRODUCTION TO DRIVE THE DEMAND FOR RCB
IN PLASTICS APPLICATION, GLOBALLY 43
6.5 COATINGS 44
6.5.1 NORTH AMERICA TO REMAIN THE LARGEST MARKET FOR RCB
IN COATINGS APPLICATION 44
6.6 INKS 45
6.6.1 APAC TO BE THE FASTEST-GROWING MARKET FOR RCB IN INKS APPLICATION 45

7 RCB MARKET, BY REGION 47
7.1 INTRODUCTION 48
7.2 NORTH AMERICA 50
7.2.1 US 52
7.2.1.1 US to be fastest-growing market for rCB in North America 52
7.2.2 CANADA 53
7.2.2.1 Tire to remain the dominant application of rCB market in Canada 53
7.2.3 MEXICO 54
7.2.3.1 Growing tire manufacturing to drive the rCB market in Mexico 54
7.3 EUROPE 55
7.3.1 GERMANY 56
7.3.1.1 Germany to be the largest market for rCB in Europe 56
7.3.2 FRANCE 57
7.3.2.1 Tire industry to be the fastest-growing consumer of rCB in France 57
7.3.3 UK 58
7.3.3.1 Growing tire industry to drive the rCB market in UK 58
7.3.4 ITALY 59
7.3.4.1 Tire to be the largest application for rCB in Italy 59
7.3.5 REST OF EUROPE 60
7.3.5.1 Growing demand from tire and non-tire rubber applications to
drive the rCB market in Rest of Europe 60
7.4 APAC 61
7.4.1 CHINA 63
7.4.1.1 China to be the fastest-growing market for rCB in APAC 63
7.4.2 INDIA 64
7.4.2.1 Growing rubber manufacturing to drive the rCB market in India 64
7.4.3 REST OF APAC 65
7.4.3.1 Tire to remain the dominant application of rCB in Rest of APAC 65
7.5 ROW 66

8 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 67
8.1 INTRODUCTION 67
8.2 START-UP MICROQUADRANT FOR RCB MANUFACTURERS 67
8.2.1 PROGRESSIVE COMPANIES 67
8.2.2 RESPONSIVE COMPANIES 67
8.2.3 STARTING BLOCKS 67
8.2.4 DYNAMIC COMPANIES 67

9 COMPANY PROFILES 69
(Business Overview, Products Offered, and Recent Developments)*
9.1 PYROLYX 69
9.2 BLACK BEAR CARBON 71
9.3 SCANDINAVIAN ENVIRO SYSTEMS AB (ENVIRO) 72
9.4 DELTA-ENERGY GROUP 74
9.5 RADHE GROUP OF ENERGY 75
9.6 KLEAN INDUSTRIES 76
9.7 ALPHA CARBONE 77
9.8 BOLDER INDUSTRIES 78
9.9 DRON INDUSTRIES 79
9.10 DVA RENEWABLE ENERGY JSC 80
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9.11 ENRESTEC 81
9.12 INTEGRATED RESOURCE RECOVERY (IRR) 82
9.13 SR2O HOLDINGS 83
9.14 NEW ENTRANTS 84
*Details on Business Overview, Products Offered, and Recent Developments might not be captured in case of unlisted companies.

10 APPENDIX 85
10.1 INSIGHTS FROM INDUSTRY EXPERTS 85
10.2 DISCUSSION GUIDE 86
10.3 KNOWLEDGE STORE: MARKETSANDMARKETS’ SUBSCRIPTION PORTAL 89
10.4 AVAILABLE CUSTOMIZATIONS 91
10.5 RELATED REPORTS 91
10.6 AUTHOR DETAILS 92



List of Figures



FIGURE 1 RCB MARKET SEGMENTATION 12
FIGURE 2 RCB MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN 14
FIGURE 3 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 17
FIGURE 4 TOP-DOWN APPROACH 18
FIGURE 5 RCB MARKET: DATA TRIANGULATION 19
FIGURE 6 TIRE TO BE THE DOMINANT APPLICATION OF RCB BETWEEN 2018 AND 2023 21
FIGURE 7 NORTH AMERICA ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST SHARE OF THE RCB MARKET 22
FIGURE 8 GLOBAL MARKET SIZE OF CARBON BLACK AND RCB, 2016-2023 (USD MILLION) 24
FIGURE 9 OVERVIEW OF FACTORS GOVERNING THE RCB MARKET 26
FIGURE 10 ELTS GENERATED, 2017 27
FIGURE 11 SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS 31
FIGURE 12 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 32
FIGURE 13 TIRE PRODUCTION, BY REGION (2014–2017) 34
FIGURE 14 ELTS GENERATION, 2008–2020 35
FIGURE 15 RUBBER PRODUCTION, BY REGION (2016–2017) 35
FIGURE 16 RUBBER CONSUMPTION, BY REGION (2016–2017) 36
FIGURE 17 TIRE APPLICATION WAS THE DOMINANT CONSUMER OF RCB IN 2017 38
FIGURE 18 NORTH AMERICA ESTIMATED TO BE THE LARGEST RCB MARKET
IN TIRE APPLICATION IN 2018 40
FIGURE 19 NORTH AMERICA PROJECTED TO BE THE LARGEST RCB MARKET
IN NON-TIRE RUBBER APPLICATION 42
FIGURE 20 NORTH AMERICA TO BE THE LARGEST RCB MARKET IN PLASTICS APPLICATION 43
FIGURE 21 NORTH AMERICA PROJECTED TO BE THE LARGEST RCB MARKET
IN COATINGS APPLICATION 44
FIGURE 22 NORTH AMERICA EXPECTED TO BE THE LARGEST RCB MARKET IN INKS APPLICATION 46
FIGURE 23 REGIONAL SNAPSHOT: RAPIDLY GROWING MARKETS ARE EMERGING
AS NEW STRATEGIC LOCATIONS 48
FIGURE 24 NORTH AMERICA MARKET SNAPSHOT: US WAS THE LARGEST MARKET IN 2017 50
FIGURE 25 APAC MARKET SNAPSHOT: CHINA WAS THE FASTEST-GROWING MARKET
BETWEEN 2018 AND 2023 61
FIGURE 26 RCB MARKET : START-UP MICROQUADRANT, 2017 68
FIGURE 27 PYROLYX: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 69
FIGURE 28 ENVIRO: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 72

 

List of Tables



TABLE 1 RCB V/S VIRGIN CARBON BLACK 23
TABLE 2 GLOBAL MARKET SIZE OF CARBON BLACK AND RCB, 2016?2023 (USD MILLION) 24
TABLE 3 GLOBAL MARKET SIZE OF CARBON BLACK AND RCB, 2016?2023 (KILOTON) 24
TABLE 4 RCB PRICE BY REGION, 2016?2023 (USD/KG) 25
TABLE 5 RCB PRICE BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (USD/KG) 25
TABLE 6 ELTS GENERATED, 2017 (MILLION UNITS) 27
TABLE 7 AVERAGE GLOBAL PRICE OF RCB, 2016?2023 (USD/KG) 27
TABLE 8 STANDARDS FOR RCB 30
TABLE 9 TRENDS AND FORECAST OF PERCENTAGE GROWTH RATES BETWEEN
2018 AND 2023 34
TABLE 10 RUBBER PRODUCTION BY REGION, 2016–2017 (MILLION TON) 36
TABLE 11 RUBBER CONSUMPTION BY REGION, 2016–2017 (MILLION TON) 36
TABLE 12 RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 38
TABLE 13 RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (KILOTON) 39
TABLE 14 TIRE PRODUCTION BY REGION, 2014–2017 (MILLION TON) 39
TABLE 15 RCB MARKET SIZE IN TIRE APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 40
TABLE 16 RCB MARKET SIZE IN TIRE APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (KILOTON) 40
TABLE 17 RUBBER PRODUCTION BY TYPE, 2016–2017 (MILLION TON) 41
TABLE 18 RUBBER CONSUMPTION BY TYPE, 2016–2017 (MILLION TON) 41
TABLE 19 RCB MARKET SIZE IN NON-TIRE RUBBER APPLICATION, BY REGION 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 42
TABLE 20 RCB MARKET SIZE IN NON-TIRE RUBBER APPLICATION, BY REGION 2016–2023 (KILOTON) 42
TABLE 21 RCB MARKET SIZE IN PLASTICS APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (USD ’000) 43
TABLE 22 RCB MARKET SIZE IN PLASTICS APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (TON) 44
TABLE 23 RCB MARKET SIZE IN COATINGS APPLICATION, BY REGION 2016–2023 (USD ’000) 45
TABLE 24 RCB MARKET SIZE IN COATINGS APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (TON) 45
TABLE 25 RCB MARKET SIZE IN INKS APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (USD ’000) 46
TABLE 26 RCB MARKET SIZE IN INKS APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (TON) 46
TABLE 27 RCB MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 49
TABLE 28 RCB MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2016–2023 (KILOTON) 49
TABLE 29 NORTH AMERICA: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 50
TABLE 30 NORTH AMERICA: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2016–2023 (KILOTON) 51
TABLE 31 NORTH AMERICA: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 51
TABLE 32 NORTH AMERICA: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (KILOTON) 51
TABLE 33 US SCRAP TIRES MANAGEMENT, 2009–2017 (KILOTON) 52
TABLE 34 US: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 52
TABLE 35 US: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (KILOTON) 53
TABLE 36 CANADA: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (USD ’000) 53
TABLE 37 CANADA: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (TON) 53
TABLE 38 MEXICO: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (USD ’000) 54
TABLE 39 MEXICO: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (TON) 54
TABLE 40 EUROPE: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 55
TABLE 41 EUROPE: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2016–2023 (KILOTON) 55
TABLE 42 EUROPE: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 55
TABLE 43 EUROPE: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (KILOTON) 56
TABLE 44 GERMANY: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (USD ’000) 56
TABLE 45 GERMANY: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (TON) 57
TABLE 46 FRANCE: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (USD ’000) 57
TABLE 47 FRANCE: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (TON) 57
TABLE 48 UK: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (USD ’000) 58
TABLE 49 UK: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (TON) 58
TABLE 50 ITALY: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (USD ’000) 59
TABLE 51 ITALY: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (TON) 59
TABLE 52 REST OF EUROPE: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (USD ’000) 60
TABLE 53 REST OF EUROPE: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (TON) 60
TABLE 54 APAC: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 62
TABLE 55 APAC: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2016–2023 (KILOTON) 62
TABLE 56 APAC: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 62
TABLE 57 APAC: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (KILOTON) 62
TABLE 58 CHINA: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (USD ’000) 63
TABLE 59 CHINA: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (TON) 64
TABLE 60 INDIA: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (USD ’000) 65
TABLE 61 INDIA: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (TON) 65
TABLE 62 REST OF APAC: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (USD ’000) 65
TABLE 63 REST OF APAC: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (TON) 66
TABLE 64 ROW: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (USD MILLION) 66
TABLE 65 ROW: RCB MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2016–2023 (KILOTON) 66