Apr 22-23, 2026
Shanghai, China | Hybrid Event
Shaping the Future of Carbon Black: Innovation · Circularity · Growth
Carbon Black World is the leading global forum dedicated to the carbon black value chain. Organized by Smithers, the event attracts an international audience spanning the entire industry, including manufacturers, end-users, equipment suppliers, and solution providers across the tires, rubber, plastics, compounds, and ink sectors.
Some of 2026 Attendees
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Why Attend?
"Carbon Black World is the preeminent opportunity to interact with experts from across the industry" —— Tokai Carbon CB Limited
"The event you should not miss if you want to be a global player in the Carbon Black World!" —— IMERYS Graphite & Carbon
"Networking paradise for Carbon Black industry" —— PCBL Limited
Josh Guilliams, Vice President of Consultancy, leads Smithers’ technical consulting team based in Akron, Ohio. Josh manages client relationships and works with other Smithers experts on complex projects. He also conducts in-depth investigations of a wide variety of rubber materials and final products on behalf of clients.
Before joining the team at Smithers, Guilliams spent several years in leadership at Polymer Valley Chemicals, Inc., as Technical Director and Vice President of Technical Operations. Prior to his time at Polymer Valley Chemicals, he held technical and commercial roles at Hankook Tire, EASTMAN Chemical Corporation, LANXESS Corporation, and Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations.
Anil Nandakumar is the Global Market Development Lead for Sustainable Solutions at Birla Carbon with over 22 years of experience in Marketing, Customer experience and new product introduction through the globe.
CEO and co-founder of ROTOBOOST, is a leader passionate about sustainable technology. With a master’s in chemistry technology and a background at Wärtsilä managing global projects, she brings extensive expertise across energy and industrial sectors.
In 2021, she co-founded ROTOBOOST to advance methane pyrolysis technology, which turns waste and natural gas into clean hydrogen and energy for industry. Relocating to China to drive growth, she has established key partnerships with global energy, shipping, and steelmaking firms, positioning the company as a leader in scalable decarbonization solutions.
Wang Jing, a graduate of Tongji University, boasts over 20 years of experience in the automotive industry, including 19 years in global procurement at Continental. She began her career at Delphi, managing raw material procurement for the APAC region. She then advanced her career at Continental Tire, initially overseeing APAC strategic sourcing before being promoted to Global Purchasing Manager for several key raw material categories. Currently, as the Head of Purchasing for Raw Materials, APAC, at Continental Tires, she is responsible for driving strategic sourcing initiatives and managing the end-to-end procurement process across the region.
Experience: CSRC&CCC/Round Star/Black Cat
• 1995 Researcher (for CRSC take over CCC)
• 2004 Specialty Black (Maanshan Plant)
• 2007 CSRC Lin-Yuan Plant Manager →
Maanshan Plant Manager
• 2013 CSRC China General Plant Manager (for three plants)
• 2014 Consultant for Round Star
• 2016 Consultant for Black Cat
• 2025~ LaBaer Sino CTO
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.
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Josh Guilliams, Vice President of Consultancy, leads Smithers’ technical consulting team based in Akron, Ohio. Josh manages client relationships and works with other Smithers experts on complex projects. He also conducts in-depth investigations of a wide variety of rubber materials and final products on behalf of clients.
Before joining the team at Smithers, Guilliams spent several years in leadership at Polymer Valley Chemicals, Inc., as Technical Director and Vice President of Technical Operations. Prior to his time at Polymer Valley Chemicals, he held technical and commercial roles at Hankook Tire, EASTMAN Chemical Corporation, LANXESS Corporation, and Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations.
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.
Member of the Party Committee, Deputy General Manager, and Dean of the Research Institute, at Black Cat Shares
Since joining the company, he has successively undertaken bidding planning, discipline inspection, and new energy material development at Jiangxi Black Cat. In technical research and development, he specializes in optimizing carbon black production processes, developing new materials, and advancing green low-carbon technologies. He oversees strategic planning and technological innovation to upgrade the carbon black industry chain.
Key Projects and Achievements in Technological Innovation, Green Low-Carbon Development, and Industry-Academia Collaboration:
Led the application of new petrochemical products and refinery technologies in carbon black production, introducing novel processes and equipment.Directed the comprehensive utilization of tail gas and dehydration projects at Black Cat.
Spearheaded the carbon black tail gas waste heat power generation project, optimizing a five-stage reactor process with an 85% waste heat recovery rate, reducing annual CO₂emissions by over 20,000 tons. This technology was recognized as a Green Benchmark Case by Black Cat Group.
Expanded applications for insulating carbon black, completing pilot-scale production and validating its performance in colored insulation materials, filling a domestic gap in specialty carbon blacks.
Jian Feng is the global marketing manager for sustainable solutions of
Reinforcement Materials business segment at Cabot Corporation. He has over 18 years of experience in the rubber and carbon black industry. He joined Cabot in 2012 and started his marketing role in 2015 after 3 years role in technical service manager, where he has held different marketing role in the business, including regional marketing manager, global marketing manager for industrial rubber products, and most recently was appointed as global marketing manager for sustainable solution. In this new role, he leads the strategy development for Cabot Sustainable solutions and leads various sustainability projects and commercialize Cabot EVOLVE sustainable solutions
Mr. Tim Bart is principal of Carbon Management International, a consulting firm established in 1999. Mr. Bart co-publishes the monthly CBO Monitor with Mr. Vince Guercio reporting on carbon black feedstock and the carbon black industry. Prior to 2017, Carbon Management was involved in global coal tar and coal tar distillation, consulting and sourcing distillation products for related downstream industries. Mr. Bart serves as president of the International Tar Association, an industry association comprised of coal tar distillation and related companies. Mr. Bart received degrees in Environmental Science, Masters of Business Administration, Masters of Communications and Masters of International Relations from Rutgers University, Fairleigh Dickinson University and Seton Hall University.
Martin von Wolfersdorff, trading as "Wolfersdorff Consulting Berlin”, is an expert advisor and business partner of Smithers specialising in sustainable carbon blacks. Martin works with Smithers on carbon black consulting projects, writes Smithers reports and is the founder and business partner of the recovered Carbon Black Conference. Martin's corporate assignments were in carbon black, plastic packaging, plastic masterbatch and titanium dioxide. Martin has a Dipl. Ing. (Univ.) degree in chemical engineering from the FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg in Germany.
