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FOR IMMEDATE RELEASE, March 17, 2022

Orion Showcases “Super Black” Innovations and New Carbon Black Guide at American Coatings Show 2022 

HOUSTON – Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. (NYSE: OEC), a leading global supplier of specialty and high-performance carbon black, is launching its new “Carbon Black Guide” and showcasing its ultra-high-jet pigments for automotive coatings at the American Coatings Show (ACS). 

In addition, Orion (Booth #1660) is highlighting: NEROX® grades for industrial coatings of all jetness levels and its newest conductive black for coatings applications, PRINTEX® kappa 70. ACS takes place April 5-7 in Indianapolis.

New Carbon Black Guide

Featuring 34 of Orion’s most popular carbon blacks for coatings, the “Carbon Black Guide” gives paint formulators a visual sense of the shades they can achieve with different grades.  Color chips in the guide show the shades each grade imparts in three coatings types – solid, white blend and alkyd enamel – and details relevant coloristic properties.

“Our new Carbon Black Guide gives formulators an initial visual impression for the color possibilities, making their selection process easier and faster,” said Markus Mahn, director global marketing coatings, Specialty Carbon Black at Orion.  “We want to show formulators the many shades of black available, and how our wide range of high-performing carbon blacks can help them create their desired look.”  

Mahn said the guide will also be useful to R&D teams as they work to optimize the applications of each grade and develop new ones. 

Automotive Coatings

Among the deepest blacks on the market, Orion’s high jet COLOUR BLACK FW 310 and COLOUR BLACK FW 255 grades impart “ultimate blackness for automotive coatings.

  • COLOUR BLACK FW 310 generates Orion’s highest jetness values with a deep blue undertone. Compatible with water-borne, solvent-borne and high solid applications, it is an excellent choice for automotive OEM basecoats and refinish coatings plus high-end industrial applications.
  • COLOUR BLACK FW 255, an after-treated specialty carbon black, offers a balance of coloristic properties and is ideal for a wide range of high-jet applications.

“We continue to strive for the ultimate black and to provide paint formulators with the deepest black in any coating application,” said Jennifer Stroh, Ph.D., director of sales and marketing, Specialties Americas, at Orion. 

Industrial Coatings

For industrial coatings, Orion is highlighting two grades in addition to PRINTEX kappa 70.  They enable coatings producers to create varying jetness levels, shades and color-depths. 

  • NEROX® 1000 is suitable for industrial applications requiring low and medium jetness and low viscosity, even at high concentration. 
  • NEROX® 605 features high jetness, blue undertone and stable dispersion.

Conductive Coatings

Originally created for use in polymers, PRINTEX kappa 70 conductive black beads:

  • Offer better dispersion properties than competitive pigments with the same level of conductivity. 
  • Are geared for industrial applications, such as epoxy dissipative electrostatic floors, that require low or medium conductivity and anti-static properties.  

Orion also is highlighting PRINTEX XE2 B beads, its highest conductive carbon black. PRINTEX XE2 B imparts high conductivity and anti-static properties to primers for automotive parts, and in outer space. 

Reflecting Orion’s commitment to sustainability and environmentally responsible coatings, Orion offers all pigments for use in water-borne coating systems.  

“While we commit to sustainable growth with minimal environmental impact,” Stroh said, “we also help our customers meet their environmental protection and sustainability targets.” 

About Orion Engineered Carbons

Orion Engineered Carbons (NYSE: OEC) is a leading global supplier of carbon black, a solid form of carbon produced as powder or pellets. The material is made to customers’ exacting specifications for tires, coatings, ink, batteries, plastics and numerous other specialty, high-performance applications. Carbon black is used to tint, colorize, provide reinforcement, conduct electricity, increase durability, and add UV protection. Orion has innovation centers on three continents and 14 plants worldwide, offering the most diverse variety of production processes in the industry. The company’s corporate lineage goes back more than 160 years to Germany, where it operates the world’s longest-running carbon black plant. Orion is a leading innovator, applying a deep understanding of customers’ needs to deliver sustainable solutions. For more information, please visit orioncarbons.com.

 

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Jennifer
Stroh

Director of Sales and Marketing – Specialties Americas

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Jennifer S. Stroh, Ph.D.
Director of Sales and Marketing – Specialties Americas
Orion Engineered Carbons

Jennifer S. Stroh, Ph.D., is director of sales and marketing – Specialties Americas at Orion Engineered Carbons. She leads all marketing and sales activities for specialty carbon black throughout the Americas. She is also responsible for the overall direction and profitability of the business line.   

Prior to assuming her current role in September 2021, Stroh was strategic marketing manager – Specialties Americas.  She focused on business strategy, development, innovation and building relationships with customers aligned with Orion’s emphasis on mobility, economic development, connected consumers and climate change. Previously, she was global key account manager and marketing manager Coatings Americas, responsible for addressing customer needs, product pricing and monitoring market trends for specialty carbon black applications in the Americas.

Before joining Orion, Stroh served as technical service manager for TPC Group and global technical service leader at Sekisui Specialty Chemicals.

Stroh is a member of the American Chemical Society, Materials Research Society, National Textile Center, Fiber Society and the Center for Advanced Engineering Fibers and Films. She earned her bachelor’s degree in chemistry and doctorate in materials science and engineering at Clemson University in Clemson, S.C.

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Carlos Hernandez
Marketing Manager, Coatings & Printing Systems Americas
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Carlos Hernandez is marketing manager, Coatings & Printing Systems Americas for Orion Engineered Carbons.  In this new role, he is responsible for addressing customer needs, monitoring market trends and determining market strategies and product pricing for specialty carbon black applications in the Americas for coatings and printing systems.

Prior to his promotion, Hernandez was senior technical market manager for coatings in the Americas. He retains management responsibility for Orion’s technical service applications lab in New Jersey.  As technical market manager, he developed new products and applications for customers and collaborated with them to resolve technical issues about formulation or dispersion as required. 

Hernandez is a veteran of more than 30 years in the coatings industry, with expertise in color pigment dispersions for architectural, automotive, and industrial paints and coatings. Prior to joining Orion in 2017, he served 10 years as technical manager for coatings and additives for Elementis Specialties Inc., where he produced additives and color dispersions for automotive, marine, adhesive and sealant, architectural, industrial, furniture and UV applications.

Hernandez earned his bachelor and master of science degrees in chemical engineering from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia.

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Markus Mahn
Director Global Marketing Coatings 

Specialty Carbon Black
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Markus Mahn is director global marketing coatings, Specialty Carbon Black at Orion Engineered Carbons. He focuses on the global strategic orientation of the coatings segment and considering new industry trends, pain points, challenges and demands. A key element of his responsibility — complementing his role in new market development and addressing evolving trends — is to initiate the development of products that best fit the coatings industry’s needs.

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Mahn joined Orion Engineered Carbons in 2017 from Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, where he was global marketing manager Coatings and project leader. Prior to joining Merck, he was at Clariant in Frankfurt, first as application manager for new business development of functional coatings, and later promoted to global technical marketing manager for organic pigments in automotive coatings. 

Mahn earned his M.Sc. in chemical engineering with specialization in colors and coatings at Esslingen University of Applied Sciences, Esslingen, Germany.

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