Every day of our lives, we come in contact with products whose manufacture depends on carbon black. Carbon black is an engineered compound in tires and other mechanical rubber goods. Automobile tires, inks, plastics, paints, electrical cable, and other products attain improved strength, durability, and overall performance with the addition of carbon black. Columbian Chemicals Company (CCC) is one of the world's largest and most-respected suppliers of high-quality carbon blacks. Designed to meet the challenges of today's demanding marketplace, Columbian's carbon blacks for non-rubber applications serve as industry benchmarks for quality and performance. Each of the 12 manufacturing facilities around the world are ISO certified.