Our specialty carbon blacks impart deep black color and jetness for design and aesthetics.
Highest jetness with unprecedented dispersibility
BLACK PEARLS® 1180HD SPECIALTY CARBON BLACK
BLACK PEARLS® 1180HD specialty carbon black is designed for use in engineering and high-performance thermoplastics. BLACK PEARLS® 1180HD specialty carbon black enables an
unprecedented combination of high jetness and mechanical strength in plastic compounds.
Product features
- Tailored for use in high performance and engineering thermoplastics requiring high mechanical strength
- Achieves highest jetness among Cabot’s specialty carbon blacks for plastics at very low loadings
- Designed for improved dispersion in polar resins (e.g. polyamides, polyesters, polycarbonates)
Highest jetness / darkest color
BLACK PEARLS® 900 SPECIALTY CARBON BLACK BLACK PEARLS® 1300 SPECIALTY CARBON BLACK
Specialty carbon black products designed for specialized automotive applications where highest jetness and darkest color ("piano black") is the main performance criteria.
High jetness with good dispersibility
BLACK PEARLS® 880 SPECIALTY CARBON BLACK
A specialty carbon black offering superior dispersion combined with a balance of color strength and ultraviolet (UV) protection. It is particularly well-suited for engineering resin plastic molding.
High jetness with good dispersibility
BLACK PEARLS® 800 SPECIALTY CARBON BLACK
An engineered pigment black that is the industry standard for color in plastics, offering a balance of high jetness, blue undertone and ultraviolet (UV) protection.
High jetness with great surface smoothness
BLACK PEARLS® 4840 SPECIALTY CARBON BLACK
A carbon black offering high jetness and superior surface smoothness in engineering resin and other plastic molding applications. This balance of aesthetic qualities makes it particularly suited for automotive interior and similar applications. It is
highly dispersible and can be processed on a wide range of plastics processing equipment.
Good jetness with great blue undertone
BLACK PEARLS® 717 SPECIALTY CARBON BLACK
A medium color specialty carbon black offering a balance of color and dispersibility. Delivers higher blue undertone than most of its peers.
Excellent UV protection
VULCAN® 9A32 SPECIALTY CARBON BLACK ELFTEX® 570 SPECIALTY CARBON BLACK
Multipurpose specialty carbon blacks delivering a great combination of color and easy dispersibility and providing excellent ultraviolet (UV) / weatherability performance across all plastics applications.
