Marietta, USA – April 29, 2026 – Achieving a deep, true black is one of the most technically demanding challenges in coatings formulation. The chemistry of waterborne, solvent-borne, and powder coating systems differs dramatically, and a carbon black that performs in one system can fail in another. Birla Carbon’s Raven™ carbon black range was purpose-built to eliminate that constraint, and the company will present it at the American Coatings Show 2026, Booth No. 1648, Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, USA, on May 5-7, 2026.

Jettiest of blacks

Birla Carbon’s flagship Raven 5000 Ultra™, Raven 5100 Ultra, and Raven 3500 carbon blacks have delivered an unparalleled degree of jetness for over three decades, offering a distinctive deep blue tone that sets the benchmark for true black in the coatings industry. These grades are formulated for excellent compatibility across solvent-borne, waterborne, and powder coating systems, giving formulators and manufacturers a trusted, consistent solution regardless of their coating architecture.

Powder coatings and tinting solutions

The powder coatings segment presents unique formulation demands, from dispersion behavior during processing to final surface aesthetics. Birla Carbon’s Raven carbon black powder coatings portfolio, including Raven 3000 Ultra, Raven 5100 Ultra, Raven 2350 Ultra, Raven PS Ultra, and Raven 22, addresses the full performance spectrum. To improve system performance beyond color and tone, Birla Carbon has introduced Continua^TM SCM, which includes anti-corrosion properties. This enables solutions to significantly improve lifetime performance.

Birla Carbon also meets the evolving demands of the tinting and general-purpose coatings market with an advanced blue-tone carbon black, including Raven 14, Raven 22, and Raven 400 Series, tailored for performance, flexibility, and local supply reliability.

 A coating that lives with you

Most people will never think about carbon black, but they will notice its absence. The deep, consistent black of a freshly painted front door, the sleek finish on a kitchen appliance, the rich, even tone of an automobile coating that still looks showroom-new years later, these are the signatures of a high-performance carbon black working exactly as it should. Birla Carbon’s Raven range of carbon blacks is the reason that black stays true: resisting fade, maintaining depth, and holding its character through heat, humidity, and the wear of everyday life.

To explore Birla Carbon’s Raven carbon black solutions for all types of coatings applications in greater detail, visit the company’s coatings solutions webpage: www.birlacarbon.com/carbon-coatings-by-leading-coating-manufacturers-birla-carbon/

 Meet the Birla Carbon team at the American Coatings Show at Booth No. 1648, Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis.

About Birla Carbon

Birla Carbon is one of the leading global manufacturers and suppliers of high-quality carbon materials. As one of the flagship businesses of the leading Indian multinational conglomerate, the Aditya Birla Group, Birla Carbon provides innovative, sustainable carbon black solutions that enhance the performance of paints and coatings, inks and toners, plastics, adhesives, sealants, textile fibers, mechanical rubber goods, and tires. The company offers high-quality, sustainable solutions through Continua™ Sustainable Carbonaceous Material and Sustainable Carbon Black. Birla Carbon is also a global leader in Multi-Walled Carbon NanoTubes with the Nanocyl range of CNTs.

Birla Carbon operates in 14 countries, with 19 manufacturing facilities and three state-of-the-art technology centers in Marietta, Georgia (USA), Taloja (India), and Sambreville (Belgium), showcasing forefront innovation in the industry. Birla Carbon’s Sustainability Strategy – Share the Future focuses on the ESG pillars of Environment, Social, and Governance, with innovation as the driver to achieve its sustainability goals.

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