China ranks Top 1 carbon black producer in 2017

Japan released carbon black industry report in 2018.

Statistics showed that there were 12,770,000 tons of carbon black produced in the world in 2017, and Chinese production took 43.4% of global production.

Following is Global Top 10 Carbon Black Production Countries in 2017:

Country	Production(tons)
China	5,537,000
U.S.A	1,519,000
Russia	940,000
India	830,000
Korea	580,000
Japan	573,000
Brazil	465,000
Thailand	360,000
Germany	240,000
Italia	240,000

Statistics showed that production in Asia Pacific Area was 7.84million tons in 2017, taking 61% of global production; production in north America was 1.7 million tons, taking 13%; production in Russia and Eastern European countries was 1.25 million tons, taking 10%; production of 7 Western European countries was 780,000 tons, taking 6%; production in Middle South America was 780,000 tons, taking 6%; and production in Africa and Middle East was 430,000 tons, taking 3%.