September 13-14, 2021
Charlotte, North Carolina (US)
Carbon Black World is heading back to the United States in 2021, bringing together the entire carbon black supply chain - including feedstock producers, carbon black manufacturers, equipment solution providers, and tire and pigment end-users from around the globe.
Paul Ita runs Notch Consulting, a Massachusetts-based research company dedicated to the market research needs of the global specialty chemicals industry. Mr. Ita focuses on raw materials for the global tire and rubber industries, with a particular focus on carbon black, silica, and rubber chemicals. Through Notch, he publishes the Carbon Black World Data Book and the Carbon Black Quarterly Newsletter.
Roshan Ali is a Chemical Engineer with over 27 years’ experience in the Carbon Black Industry. Started as a Process Engineer in 2003 at the Plant in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He left the Plant 10 years later, having moved up to the position of Production Manager. Roshan then moved to Sid Richardson Carbon Co. (now Tokai Carbon) in Fort Worth Texas. He progressively worked as a Corporate Process Engineer, Process Engineering Manager and now the Engineering Director where he is responsible for both Process and Project Engineering Activities within Tokai Carbon. In his spare time, Roshan is an avid Fly Fisherman.
Haldor Topsoe is a world leader in catalysis and surface science, committed to helping our customers achieve optimal performance. We enable companies to get the most out of their processes and products, using the least possible energy and resources, in the most responsible way. We are headquartered in Denmark and do project development, R&D, engineering, production, and sales & service across the globe.
Kim is holding a degree both in business administration from St. Gallen, Switzerland and in electrical engineering from Copenhagen University, Denmark, and received financial training from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France. He develops sustainable air quality control projects all over the world.
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Since 1997 Victor has been an integral part in process design and developmental downstream solutions for hydrocarbon recovery. Working in support of key players in the industry his current position allows for new development of filtration and separation systems for hydrocarbon refining. He is principally involved in the technical development and training with EPC or FCC/RFCC Licensors worldwide. Experience includes program development for commercial applications, scoping studies and commissioning. He holds a MA Degree from San Diego State University and has worked for more than 20 years in the design and implementation of hydrocarbon filtration systems for refineries and the carbon black industry.
Tiffany Tang is a control performance consultant at Emerson with expertise in the areas of advanced process control (APC), control strategy design and implementation, process optimization, and AI/machine learning. She holds a BS in Process Automation from Beijing University of Chemical Technology. She also earned her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Texas Tech University, with a concentration on APC, process optimization and artificial intelligence. She initially worked as an equipment remote control R&D engineer at Baker Hughes, where she developed a patented world-class automatic pump control system for the Oil & Gas hydraulic fracturing industry. She is now a consultant in the Advanced Control Team with Emerson providing APC consulting services to cross-industries, including Refining and Chemicals, Oil & Gas, Food and Beverage.
As a leading designer and fabricator of process heat transfer solutions, SCHMIDTSCHE SCHACK|ARVOS is a reliable partner for the world’s leading engineering companies, contractors and plant operators. We turn our decade long experience into reliable innovative products for the most sophisticated individual demands.
Our comprehensive solutions for the carbon black industry cover the most important aspects of the carbon black production process, starting with quenching of the reaction, preheating the air required for the combustion process and on to the drying of the final product and integration of a heat utilization facility. High process temperatures as well as particle-laden and corrosive gas compositions belong to the challenging factors for carbon black production plant and its key components.
Our SCHACK® Air Preheater is designed to withstand these demanding conditions by maintaining temperatures of preheated air of up to 950°C while ensuring safe and reliable plant operation. Our SCHACK® Air Preheaters are manufactured in our in-house workshops in Kassel / Germany according to the highest international quality standards.
Our commitment to quality does not end with the delivery of our equipment. With our extensive range of maintenance services, our specially trained staff provides on-site and remote support to our customers.
In addition Zero.One®, our digital solution and sensor-based analysis tool for Air Preheaters, enables plant operators to establish our in-house predictive analysis methods for the maintenance management of key equipment; a unique contribution to the overall plant efficiency.
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