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CFI Carbon Products

CFI Carbon Products technical team

CFI Carbon Products is a privately held filler supplier for manufacturing industries such as rubber, silicone, plastics and coatings. Its mission is to help each customer improve formulas, end products and processes in order to achieve more profitable innovation.

Its signature product, Austin Black 325, is an organic filler that can reduce product weight and improve profitability while increasing processability and flowability, made with a low CO2 emissions process.

What the team does

  • Mineral fillers
  • Austin Black 325
  • Rubber compounding
  • Plastics
  • Silicone
  • Coatings

From our own site

  • Three US processing plants (Tams, West Virginia and Bluefield, Virginia) and eight local raw material sources
  • On-site lab plus a third-party lab
  • 30 years of experience in delivery and logistics
  • 94% of customers surveyed rated service from CFI as above average or excellent
  • Global distribution partners include Harke Chemicals, Shiraishi Calcium and Woori Corp.

Articles by CFI Carbon Products

Flat illustration of a rubber part lifting on a balance scale to represent low density filler cutting compound weight
Jul 27, 2026

Low Density Filler for Rubber: Cut Weight, Keep Strength

Worker improving filler dispersion in rubber by adding black carbon filler onto industrial mill rollers in a manufacturing facility.
Jun 20, 2026

Improve Filler Dispersion in Rubber & Cut Waste

Cost-effective rubber reinforcement process with black filler powder and rubber sheet passing through industrial mill rollers in a factory.
Jun 8, 2026

Cost-Effective Rubber Reinforcement That Pays

Factory scene in a rubber manufacturing plant showing workers in hard hats inspecting black molded parts on a conveyor line, with stacks of carbon black and filler material bags.
May 19, 2026

How to Reduce Rubber Compound Cost Without Sacrificing Performance

Factory workers in hard hats inspecting a large black rubber conveyor belt on heavy industrial machinery, demonstrating rubber abrasion resistance testing.
May 7, 2026

How to Increase Rubber Abrasion Resistance: A Practical Guide for Better Wear Performance

Engineering team running a tensile strength test on rubber samples in a manufacturing facility to improve rubber tensile strength.
Apr 23, 2026

How to Improve Rubber Tensile Strength (Proven Methods That Actually Work)

Manufacturing team inspecting high-performance rubber fillers on a production line in a large industrial rubber compound facility.
Apr 9, 2026

High-Performance Rubber Fillers: What Manufacturers Need to Know (2026 Guide)

Sustainable Plastic Filler Guide to Eco-Friendly Polymer Solutions. Female worker in hard hat and blue uniform examining a cup of granular mineral filler beside stacks of labeled bags (recycled PP, mineral filler, bio-based) in a modern plastics factory. CFI Carbon Products.
Mar 18, 2026

Sustainable Plastic Filler: Guide to Eco-Friendly Polymer Solutions

Lab technician measuring polymer filler samples with precision instruments and stress curve monitors, supporting research into sustainable eco-friendly plastic filler solutions.
Mar 7, 2026

Sustainable Elastomer Additives: A Guide to Performance, Cost, and Environmental Impact

Environmentally friendly plastic filler pellets for sustainable, high-performance plastic manufacturing applications
Feb 21, 2026

Environmentally Friendly Plastic Filler: Smarter Materials for Sustainable, High-Performance Plastics