OurCarbon® Bio Based Black

From computer keyboard to car tires, Carbon Black is everywhere... until now.

  • Carbon black is a fossil derived black pigment used across industries. It can be found in plastics, inks and coatings, and even beauty products like makeup.

    Carbon black can contain carcinogenic hydrocarbons, emits tons of CO2 in its production, is produced by the millions of tons per year.

Waste based and fossil free

Color with us

OurCarbon can be utilized in inks and coatings, polymers, foams, and more.

From base dispersion to compounded masterbatch, we provide a full scale drop in replacement for your manufacturer’s needs.

OurCarbon + Model No.

OurCarbon® is partnered with Model No. Furniture as their exclusive bio based black colorant within their innovative full scale 3d printed furniture designs.

Compostable • Bio Based • Indoor/Outdoor Certified

What we can color

  • Plant Fibers

    Botanic Dyed easy shirt by Alex Mill

  • Polymers

    Bio Bench and Avens Table by Model No. Furniture

  • Digital Printing Ink

    OurCarbon nano dispersion in printing ink

  • Foams

    Bio Based PU Shoe Outsole by Wearlight

  • Lighting

    EOS Lamp by Model No. Furniture

OurCarbon + Virus Inks

We exclusively tint Virus Ink’s innovative water based screen ink with OurCarbon®. This ink is commerically available and ready to print.

Oeko Tex Class 100 • 100% Water Based • 80% Bio Based

Turning a carbon emission into a carbon sink.

Carbon Black vs OurCarbon®

Carbon black is fossil derived, emitting over 3 tons of CO2 per ton of production on average. OurCarbon's raw material is carbon negative, containing over 1 ton of fixed CO2 per ton of material. (Rosner et. al, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.140224)

We’re at scale…

Let’s Work Together

OurCarbon production is scaling from 300 to 900 tons/year output capacity, with systems in the Bay Area and the Northeast US.

Get in touch today to partner on using OurCarbon as a carbon negative pigment.

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