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Orion S.a.

A global maker of carbon black, the fine black powder that strengthens tires, colors plastics and inks, and powers batteries. Its roots reach back to 1862, when German entrepreneur August Wegelin opened a carbon black plant in Cologne that still runs today as the world's oldest such facility. The modern company was carved out of chemical giant Evonik in 2011 and renamed Orion, operating plants across Europe, the Americas, South Africa, and Asia.