Rain CII Carbon

Name

Rain CII Carbon

Legal name

Rain Carbon Inc.

Website

https://raincarbon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Carbon Materials

NAICS

Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing (335991), Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (3241), Cyclic Crude, Intermediate, and Gum and Wood Chemical Manufacturing (325194), Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (32521)

SIC

Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860), Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890)

akta.pro primary industry

Carbon Black & Coker Products Feedstocks (Petroleum Coke, Carbon Black oils) (EUALAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty Carbon & Pitch Products (Petroleum Pitch, Carbon Binders for Anodes) (EUALAKAK), Functional Carbon Fillers (Carbon Black, Graphite) (IMAEAFAO), Carbon Black & Bulk Pigments (IMAEAAAF)

Keywords

• Calcined petroleum coke
• Coal tar pitch
• Industrial carbon materials
• Advanced materials chemicals
• Aluminum anode raw materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Covington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices19 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Calcined Petroleum Coke (CPC) Sales: One of the world's largest producers with 2.4 million metric tons annual capacity. CPC is sold to aluminum producers as a crucial ingredient in anodes and to titanium dioxide manufacturers.
2. Coal Tar Pitch (CTP) Sales: Global leader in coal tar pitch production, used as binder in carbon anodes for aluminum smelting and for impregnation of graphite electrodes in steel production.
3. Advanced Materials and Chemical Intermediates: Produces naphthalene derivatives, BTX products, hydrocarbon resins (NOVARES® brand), CARBORES® engineered products, carbon black oils, and specialty chemicals from coal tar distillation.
4. Energy Generation and Sales: Co-generation of electricity from waste heat recovery systems. Most electricity is sent to regional power grids. Estimated 150,000+ tons CO2 emissions avoided annually.
5. Technical Services: Laboratory R&D, plant audits, quality reviews, technical support for aluminum industry customers, sponsorship of external R&D and industry round robin programs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Rain Carbon Inc. produces and sells calcined petroleum coke (CPC) and coal tar pitch (CTP), the essential raw materials used in aluminum anodes and graphite electrodes for steel production. The company also produces advanced materials including hydrocarbon resins (NOVARES), engineered binders (CARBORES), specialty pitches (PETRORES), and chemical intermediates derived from coal tar distillation, serving aluminum, steel, titanium dioxide, automotive, construction, and battery material industries.

Product overview

Rain Carbon Inc. is a diversified industrial carbon and advanced materials company operating as a vertically integrated supplier. The product portfolio centers on two core segments: Carbon Products and Advanced Materials. Carbon Products include calcined petroleum coke (CPC, 2.4 million metric tons annual capacity) and coal tar pitch (CTP) with various derivatives (binder-grade, impregnation-grade, specialty tars, refined tars, petroleum pitch, high-softening temperature pitch). The Advanced Materials segment extends the value chain through distillation and downstream refining of coal tar into chemical intermediates (naphthalene derivatives, BTX), resins (NOVARES® brand including NOVARES PURE®), engineered products (CARBORES® binder, PETRORES® for batteries, LP Sealer Base), phenolics, and anthracene/carbazole. Additional offerings include waste-heat recovery energy generation (125 MW from calcination, 59 MW from distillation), logistics services, and technical services. The company serves aluminum, steel, titanium dioxide, automotive, construction, graphite, and advanced materials/chemical industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NOVARES: Thermoplastic hydrocarbon resins and water-white hydrogenated hydrocarbon resins sold under the NOVARES brand for adhesives, printing inks, coatings, rubber tires and other applications.
• NOVARES PURE
• NOVARES ECO
• CARBORES
• PETRORES
• LP Sealer Base
• LIONCOAT

Products and services

• Calcined Petroleum Coke (CPC) One of the world's largest producers of calcined petroleum coke with 2.4 million metric tons annual capacity across seven plants. CPC is essential for aluminum production anodes and titanium dioxide manufacturing.
• Coal Tar Pitch (CTP) Global leader in coal tar pitch production. CTP acts as a binder in carbon anodes for aluminum smelting and impregnation of graphite electrodes for electric arc furnaces in steel production.
• Binder-Grade Coal Tar Pitch CTP used in the first step of forming graphite electrodes.
• Impregnation-Grade Coal Tar Pitch CTP used to increase density, strength, and conductivity of graphite electrodes.
• Specialty Tars Special tars with different viscosities for production of monolithic refractory products.
• RT-12 Tar Refined tar for use in sealing road surfaces in North America.
• Petroleum Pitch Petroleum-based pitches for road surface sealing, production of clay pigeons, and activated carbon.
• Carbon Black Oils High-tech carbon black oils used as feedstocks converted into industrial carbon black for pigments, rubber, and tire applications.
• Impregnation Oils / Creosote Oils Used to preserve wood products including railway ties and utility poles.
• Other Oils Wide range of oils including heating oils for industry, fluxing oils for road building, oil and gas exploration, bunker oils, and wash oils.
• Energy (Waste-Heat Recovery) Co-generation of electricity from waste heat recovered in the calcining process. Generation capacity of approximately 125 megawatts from calcination facilities plus 59 megawatts from distillation facilities.
• Pitch with High Softening Temperature Engineered pitches with softening temperatures between 150 and 200°C (300 and 390°F), essential for manufacture of specialty graphite.
• NOVARES® Resins Thermoplastic hydrocarbon resins and water-white hydrogenated hydrocarbon resins sold under the NOVARES® brand for adhesives, printing inks, coatings, rubber tires, and tire compounds.
• NOVARES PURE® Resins Hydrogenated hydrocarbon resins offering high purity for food packaging and sanitary product applications, meeting regulatory requirements.
• CARBORES® Engineered pitch binder with dramatically reduced concentration of PAHs (90% fewer toxic substances than traditional electrode binder materials). Used in refractory products and specialty graphite.
• PETRORES® Specialty coatings for lithium-ion batteries and energy storage applications.
• LIONCOAT® Battery-grade carbon precursor materials worldwide used for graphite and silicon-carbon composite materials in lithium-ion batteries.
• LP Sealer Base Petrochemical-based pavement sealer.
• Chemical Intermediates (Naphthalene Derivatives) Naphthalene derivatives primarily produced from internal naphthalene fractions, processed into downstream products including phthalic anhydride for construction and plastics.
• BTX Products (Benzene, Toluene, Xylene) Produced from secondary distillation of crude benzene. Benzene, toluene, and crude xylene are critical inputs for chemicals-based substances, used as solvents for inks and paints.
• Phenolics Produced from downstream refining of carbolic oil distilled from coal tar.
• Anthracene and Carbazole Produced from downstream refining of anthracene oil distilled from coal tar.
• Anhydrous Carbon Pellets (ACP) Proprietary value-added product for anode production that reduces energy consumption and emissions of aluminum smelters. Enables increased green petroleum coke utilization rate.
• Logistics Services Global logistics operations ensuring on-time shipment of products by rail, road, sea, and inland waterways. Storage capacity of 7,500 mega tons in Rotterdam plus 3,000 tons overseas.
• Technical Services Customer technical support including quality reviews, plant audits, laboratory work, R&D programs, industry round robin programs, Carbon Symposiums, and technical conference participation.

Quantifiable outcome

• CPC from Lake Charles site has 16% lower CO2 footprint than CPC from calciners without waste-heat recovery
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• Green Graphite Technologies Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 April 2026Project to enhance domestic production of coated spherical purified graphite in Ontario, supported by Ontario government. Initiative addresses China's dominance in battery-grade graphite supply chains. Plans to establish commercial plant by 2029 with first phase demonstration plant operational soon.
• Northern Graphite CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 February 2026Three-year USE-G R&D program (€1.70 million total budget, €1.14 million from German Federal Ministry) developing cleaner European graphite processing technology independent of Chinese supply chains for lithium-ion battery anodes. Partnership includes H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH and Friedrich Schiller University Jena. Advancing chlorine-gas purification methods, sustainable carbon coating materials, and graphite recovery from recycled battery black mass.
• H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbHsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in USE-G R&D program developing European graphite processing technology for battery anodes.
• Friedrich Schiller University JenasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in USE-G R&D program contributing research expertise in graphite processing and purification methods.
• GGT (Green Graphite Technologies)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on NGen grant to develop sustainable battery anode material solutions for Canadian supply chain.
• Aluminerie AlouettecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCustomer partnership on aluminum value chain study published in Journal of Metals. Alouette produces among lowest carbon primary aluminum in the world using Rain Carbon's CPC and CTP products.
• Aluminum AssociationminorOthersIndustry association member providing information on aluminum applications and benefits. Rain Carbon participates to engage with stakeholders on sustainability topics.

Scale indicators21 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Tokai Carbon: Major Japanese producer of carbon black, graphite electrodes, fine carbon, and industrial carbon materials with global operations. Overlaps Rain Carbon's CPC, coal tar pitch, and fine carbon portfolio but is a more diversified incumbent with a much wider product range.
• Resonac Holdings (formerly Showa Denko): Japanese chemical major producing graphite electrodes, carbon materials, and battery anode materials. Comparable in graphite electrodes (steel end-market), specialty carbons, and emerging battery materials segments to Rain Carbon's coal tar pitch and LIONCOAT businesses.
• Graphite India: Indian graphite electrode manufacturer, structurally similar to Rain Carbon's Indian operating base with coal tar pitch consumption for electrodes. Comparable steel end-market exposure via electrode channel.
• GrafTech International: Large global producer of graphite electrodes used by electric arc furnace steel producers, an end-market that consumes coal tar pitch as binder — making it both a customer of pitch-style products and a competitor in the carbon industrial value chain.

Direct peers

• Koppers Holdings: Global leader in coal tar distillation, producing carbon pitch, creosote, and naphthalene for aluminum, steel, and chemical customers. Compares on the distillation side of Rain Carbon's portfolio with overlapping coal tar pitch and chemical intermediates product lines.
• Oxbow Corporation: One of the world's largest independent producers and distributors of calcined petroleum coke and other carbon products, serving aluminum, steel, and titanium dioxide customers globally. Direct CPC competitor with vertically integrated calcining operations and similar reliance on petroleum coke feedstocks.
• Asbury Carbons: U.S.-based processor and distributor of carbon and graphite products, including calcined petroleum coke, synthetic and natural graphite, and carbon black. Comparable product portfolio across carbon specialties serving metallurgy and industrial customers.
• Himadri Speciality Chemical: Indian producer of coal tar pitch, carbon black, and advanced carbon materials — the most direct emerging-market peer given the structurally parallel coal tar pitch value chain serving aluminum anodes. Comparable end-market exposure to aluminum smelters and a similar vertical-integration model.

Emerging players

• Talga Group: Australian developer of battery anode graphite from its Vittangi project in Sweden, focused on silicon-composite anodes for lithium-ion batteries. Direct comparable to Rain Carbon's LIONCOAT and PETRORES battery materials strategy and a competing non-China battery graphite supplier.
• Syrah Resources: Australia-listed producer of natural graphite and active developer of battery anode material (BAM) production at its Vidalia facility in Louisiana. Comparable to Rain Carbon's battery-grade graphite and coated spherical purified graphite initiatives as a competing Western battery-graphite player.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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