orion engineered carbons sa on thursday said it is raising prices on all specialty carbon black grades produced in europe new prices will be effective for all shipments beginning oct 1 or as contracts allow the company said price increases will be communicated individually to customers and will vary depending on the product manufacturing process and location orion said corning painter chief executive said these price adjustments will ensure that orion continues to supply the differentiated high quality specialty products customers want during this period of rising natural gas and oil prices as well as political instability in europe additionally it will enable further investment in new product and solution development to support global market needs in feb the company announced a price increase to global specialty carbon black prices which was effective april 1 in june the company said it would have a 20 price increase for rubber carbon black made in europe and the americas carbon black is used in the production of automobile tires and to tint and colorize among other uses