Japan's Marubeni to invest in production of next-generation recovered carbon black

The funds will be used to construct a plant, which is expected to commence stable supply of next-generation rCB to clients by end 2024

Marubeni Corp. (Marubeni), a Japanese trading and investment conglomerate, announced that it has invested in RCB Nanotechnologies GmbH (RCBNano), a Germany-based company that is currently constructing a plant to produce next-generation recovered carbon black (rCB2.0) used in tires, according to a press release dated Feb. 15.