Carbon news

All news on Carbon (also known as Carbon nanotubes, Activated Charcoal, CarboActiv, Activated carbon, Graphite, Carbon black, hard carbon, amorphous carbon, and non-graphitizable carbon): plants, production capacities, investments and involved companies.

21 May 2026

Kemira and CuspAI design AI‑generated PFAS‑removal materials

Generative AI designed novel MOFs targeting PFAS (GenX, PFBS, PFOS), screened ~300T structures, yielded 5,000 candidates narrowed to ~20 in six months; next phase: development and testing
11 May 2026

Shanghai Petrochemical commissions phase‑one of 30,000‑t large‑tow carbon fiber project — China’s largest 48K single‑line

Phase-one (2 lines) of a 30,000-t large-tow carbon-fiber project in Ordos began production. Single-line >3,000 t (48K); +50% capacity, 188-day build, >60% green power
6 May 2026

CATL and HyperStrong sign 60GWh sodium‑ion energy‑storage supply pact

Three-year sodium‑ion energy-storage deal to industrialize mass production: higher energy density, manufacturing fixes for consistent output, improved safety, and Li‑ion form‑factor compatibility
5 May 2026

LANXESS Lewatit MDS TP 108 Removes >99.9% PFAS at Chemours

Selective monodisperse ion-exchange resin removed >99.9% of fluorinated organics in wastewater, targeting short-chain PFAS via a 3-stage RO, carbon, resin cascade; spent resin incinerated.
30 April 2026

Umicore Q1 momentum points to ~€1bn adjusted EBITDA in 2026

Strong Q1: Catalysis and Recycling strong; Specialty led by cobalt; CAM volumes modest, take‑or‑pay compensation; anode JV in place; capex up; leverage <2x
28 April 2026

Elkem wins NOK 87m from Enova to scale biocarbon use in silicon production

Project (total NOK242m, 2026–28) will test industrial biocarbon across labs, pilots and five smelters to double biocarbon share (from ~25%) by 2030, potentially cutting up to 0.5 Mt CO2/yr

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