Orion Engineered Carbons S.A.

Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. is a global specialty chemicals company headquartered in Senningerberg, Luxembourg, with its principal executive office in Spring, Texas, U.S.. The company's core business involves the manufacturing and supply of carbon black products, a solid form of carbon used as a performance additive and pigment. Its mission is to provide safe, high-quality, reliable, and cost-effective carbon and specialty carbon solutions to customers worldwide, aiming to be a preferred supplier recognized for reliability, innovation, and sustainability.

Orion Engineered Carbons operates through two primary segments: Specialty Carbon Black and Rubber Carbon Black. Specialty Carbon Black products are utilized in diverse applications such as polymers, batteries, printing inks, and coatings, including high-purity grades for the fiber industry and conductive grades for batteries. The Rubber Carbon Black segment focuses on reinforcing rubber in tires, marketed under brands like ECORAX, and mechanical rubber goods, including those used in automotive and construction industries, under the PUREX brand.

The company, which officially changed its name to Orion S.A. in June 2023, is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol OEC. Corning F. Painter serves as the CEO. Recent financial reports for the full year 2025 indicated net sales of $1.807 billion and a consolidated net loss of $70 million, which included an $81 million goodwill impairment. In March 2026, Orion S.A. announced price increases and a variable surcharge for its Specialty Carbon Black products, citing rising costs and supply chain disruptions. The company also achieved a Platinum Sustainability Rating from EcoVadis in March 2026 and reported a 2025 safety record significantly better than the industry average. Orion maintains a strategic focus on high-growth applications such as electric vehicle battery components and advanced coatings.