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
Statement on Recovered Carbon Black
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
Recommendation for No Classification of Carbon Black for STOT
Selected Literature Studies