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International Carbon Black Association

ICBA

The purpose of the Association shall be to encourage and develop international communication, cooperation and research concerning Carbon Black environmental, health, and safety matters and related regulatory matters.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Stefan Leiner (Head of Unit Environment)

15 Jan 2026 · Discussion on the conclusions of ICBA’s study on Sulphur dioxide emissions from furnace black installations

Meeting with Beatriz Yordi (Director Climate Action)

24 Nov 2025 · 2026 Benchmarks for Carbon Black

Meeting with Heiko Kunst (Head of Unit Climate Action) and Cabot Corporation

25 Sept 2025 · Product benchmark update – VCM and PVC

Response to Update of related legislation as a consequence of the new regulation on recycled plastic Food Contact Materials

15 Apr 2024

The International Carbon Black Associations (ICBA) European Product Safety and Regulatory Committee (EPSRC) respectfully submits the attached comments on the proposed amendments on Regulation (EU) 10/2011.
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Response to EU rules on industrial emissions - revision

21 Jun 2022

The IED (2010/75/EU) has regulated large facility industrial emissions since the end of 2010. An evaluation undertaken in 2019 by DG ENV concluded that the IED is efficient, fit for purpose and has achieved its goals to a large degree as emissions have reduced significantly across Europe. However, opportunities for improvement were identified, which together with the targets of the EU Green Deal has triggered a review of the IED in 2021. The International Carbon Black Association (ICBA) welcomes the European Commission’s (EC’s) review and its intent to make the IED more efficient, faster, stringent, and leaner when striving for a further reduction of emissions. However, we are of the opinion that the Commission Proposal has some unworkable and counter-productive elements. To address this, we suggest that the following key principles should be followed: • Permit procedures from first submissions by the operator to permit granting by the authorities, should not be lengthened by revision of the IED. Instead, they should be shortened and simplified to achieve fast industrial transformation. • Permitting should be relevant to the locality, fit for purpose and provide an appropriate balance between achievable emissions reduction and facilitating continued facility operation and innovation. • Bureaucratic requirements without additional benefits, such as prescribing the scope of Environmental Management Systems and requiring progress reporting, should be avoided. • Different areas of law should not be mixed to avoid higher complexity. There needs to be legal certainty in the approval process, clear distinctions between laws and avoidance of overlap. Further IED should not overturn established law, e.g., the burden of proof of innocence cannot be on the operator of production units. • All changes to the IED should be viewed in the context of the competitiveness of European industry (disadvantage of location, investment decisions, turning away from Europe). To support these key principles, we are pleased to provide an additional paper outlining our views and suggestions on the IED revision proposal, covering the following priority areas: • Permitting. • Management systems and transformation plans. • Scope extension to health and inclusion of more substances. • Innovation. • Access to justice/compensation. • Confidentiality. We thank you for taking the time to consider our views and suggestions and we will look forward to the next iteration of the proposals.
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Response to Revision of EU rules on food contact materials

29 Jan 2021

The International Carbon Black Association (ICBA) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Initiative on the Revision of EU rules on food contact materials. Please find our comments attached.
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