Specialty Carbon Black for Coatings | High-Performance Solutions

Global Specialty Carbon Black Manufacturer

We Care 4 Black

Who we are

Headquartered in Dallas, USA, with advanced manufacturing in India, ICI Carbon delivers a new category of specialty carbon blacks engineered for performance across automotive, industrial, and architectural sectors. Our customer-obsession and depth in R&D enable breakthroughs like ultra-jet black pigments and cost-saving alternatives to legacy brands.

We pioneered the J.U.G. principle — Jetness, Undertone, and Gloss — which defines how our products consistently outperform in key visual and performance metrics.

#1 Specialty carbon black pigment choice for paint and powder coating manufacturers. Supplying Tier 1 and Tier 2 paint and coatings manufacturers in Asia, Europe, and North America

Industrial-grade carbon black designed for real factories — less milling, lower cost per liter, and consistent color every batch.

Paint manufacturers buy pigments to increase profit per liter while lowering Total Cost of Formulation, speeding up dispersion, and stability in color.

Why Paint Manufacturers love us

We specialize in making specialty carbon black pigments designed for the Paints and Coatings Value Chain.

Paint Technologists

Paint Technologists and Technical R&D coating experts admire our grades for high Jetness, gloss, weatherability, and ease of dispersion.

Procurement leaders

Procurement leaders at Paints and Coatings manufacturers like our compelling and unique value proposition of high performance and low cost, enabling procurement teams to improve paint manufacturers’ profit margins by lowering total pigment cost and mitigating supply chain risks.

Distributors

Distributors love our long-standing multiple-decade relationships built on trust and understanding. We help distributors make higher margins relative to the commodity grades in the market.

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What We Offer

Specialty Carbon Blacks engineered for ultra-high jetness, UV durability, and superior dispersion—optimized for automotive and high-performance coatings.

Automotive paints

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Industrial coatings

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Powder coatings

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Jet coatings

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Why we’re different

Engineered around the JUG principle (Jetness Undertone Gloss), we help paint manufacturers improve their margins, improve quality, and mitigate supply chain risks.