Franklin, Louisiana, USA

Our facility in Franklin prides itself on being active in community affairs, consistently striving to make a positive and lasting difference in the lives of the people who live and work in our community.

Franklin, Louisiana plant

We have been manufacturing carbon black since 1952. Today, approximately 150 employees produce more than 70 grades of carbon blacks for elastomer reinforcement and specialty carbons. With six manufacturing units, we serve customers throughout North America.

Safety is the top priority in everything we do. We follow the most stringent safety, health and environmental (SH&E) procedures to ensure the wellbeing of all our employees, contractors, visitors and neighbors.

Always active in community affairs, our employees participate in a variety of community and charity initiatives throughout the year. As a result, we have received a number of awards recognizing our employees' contributions.

St. Mary Clean Energy Center groundbreaking

Groundbreaking of Clean Energy Center

In 2016, we broke ground on our new St. Mary Clean Energy Center. As the result of a partnership with Cleco Power, this new center will generate 50-megawatts of electricity through the recovery of waste heat from our carbon black plant.

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The new center will be able to generate enough energy to power 17,000 homes, and will do so without producing any associated emissions. The waste heat captured from our plant will produce steam that will drive a 50-megawatt turbine generator to produce electricity with zero emissions.

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Toys for Tots Drive

Every year during the holiday season, current and retired employees support the local Toys for Tots Foundation. We donate a truckload of toys and an additional $1,200.00 to the program, working to make the holiday season brighter for local children.

Earth Day Celebration

In celebration of Earth Day, our team members recently cruised along Franklin’s Main Street and Bayou Teche Drive picking up litter along the historic route. This was the seventh year that we have participated in the clean-up day.

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