International Csrc Investment Holdings C (Taiwan, China)

China Synthetic Rubber Corporation's (CSRC) core business is the manufacture of Carbon Black (CB). CSRC currently has seven production sites around the world: one in Taiwan , three in the US , two in Mainland China , and one in India . CSRC's CB capacity stands at 640,000 MT a year, making CSRC the 4th largest supplier of CB worldwide. CSRC's technical expertise in CB production has been acknowledged worldwide for decades. Our strict attention to quality is widely recognized by major global tire makers and industrial application users. It has also enabled us, in recent years, to achieve ISO-9001 and ISO-14001 certification. We further exploit our focus on quality and our CB technology by licensing our know-how to Continental Carbon Australia (CCA) and Alexandria Carbon Black Co., Egypt (ACBC). In addition to manufacturing an array of CB products that meet international ASTM standards, CSRC also provides special specification CBs for niche customers. CSRC is continuing to develop a variety of specialty CBs used in plastics, printing ink, and dyes to further increase its presence in different market segments. Our successfully launched Low Hysteresis Black, that is expected to make a significant contribution to the next generation of the rubber industry, is but one example. CSRC produces furnace black in granular form through the cracking, dehygrogenation and nucleation of hydrocarbons. This product is a reinforcement agent which is indispensable to the rubber industry, and is widely used in rubber products. By the reinforcement it can increase the modulus, stiffness and abrasive resistance of the elastomer. The reinforcement mainly results from the carbon gel formation, carbon gel is formed through the creation of an infinite network structure by the carbon black and elastomer molecules; the strength of this crosslinked network structure determines the characteristics of the elastomer matrix. Since the reinforcement action is derived from the molecular interaction of carbon black with elastomer, the particle properties of carbon black are very important, including particle size, DBP structure, moisture content, tinting strength, pH and volatile content. Therefore, it can be classified as ISAF, HAF, FEF, GPF or SRF grades depending on processing requirements.