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Shanghai Cabot is on target to commission the third production line at its Shanghai carbon black early in 2004. According to 'CW', capacity will be raised by 50,000 tonnes/y to 120,000 tonnes/y, but 'JCW' reports that capacity is to be raised to 130,000 tonnes/y, in line with earlier reports. (See also 'Focus on Pigments ', Mar 2003, 4). Shanghai Cabot is a joint venture company, owned 70% by Cabot Corp and 30% by Shanghai Coking Chemical Co. The expansion will confirm the company's position as the largest carbon black producer in China. According to 'CW', China's total carbon black capacity is already about 1 M tonnes/y. According to 'JCW', China's total carbon black consumption is currently of the order of 800,000-900,000 tonnes/y and it is forecast to exceed 1.5 M tonnes/y by 2008.
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facility at Barapole (Kannur district). Reporting on this, 'CW' notes that there are currently four synrutile plants operating in India, with a combined capacity of 160,000 tonnes/y. Production last year was reported as 60,000 tonnes, indicating an average operating rate of only 37.5%. According to