Useful Carbon Black Resources
The ICBA developed a summary of essential health, safety, and environmental information for users of carbon black.
Carbon Black USERS GUIDE
User's Guide (English) - 2024 (PDF format)
User's Guide (Simplified Chinese) - 2016 (PDF format)
User's Guide (French) - 2016 (PDF format)
User's Guide (Polish) - 2016 (PDF format)
User's Guide (Spanish ES) - 2016 (PDF format)
User's Guide (Brazilian Portuguese) - 2016 (PDF Format)
User's Guide (Italian) - 2016 (PDF Format)
User's Guide (Japanese) - 2016 (PDF Format)
transportation resources
ICBA Self-Heating Statement with Test Report (PDF)
POSITION PAPERS
Practical Challenges - New EU High Purity Requirements as Amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/351
Applicability of the MTCtap Requirements for PAHs under the Drinking Water Directive (EU) 2020/2184
Below you can find links to selected published studies on carbon black.
PARTICLES AND HEALTH - OTHER RESOURCES
The following link provides a list of ICBA sponsored or affiliated peer-reviewed publications on carbon black:
ICBA Associated Peer Reviewed Publications on Carbon Black
oTHER RESOURCES
ICBA Carbon Footprint Statement (PDF)
ICBA PAH Statement (PDF)
ICBA Dust Handling (PDF)
Patty’s Toxicology - Carbon Black
Recommendation for No Classification of Carbon Black for Carcinogenicity (PDF)
Recommendation for No Classification of Carbon Black for STOT (PDF)
ICBA Carbon Black Particle Factsheet (PDF)
ICBA Statement Unsuitability of ZEK test method for CB (PDF)
Selected Literature Studies