A spherical granulated material comprising powdered solids selected from the group consisting of rubber carbon blacks, pigment carbon blacks, and conductivity carbon blacks, produced by a method comprising adding a moistening agent and optionally an additive, to powdered solids in a mixer, uniformly moistening said solids, mixing and pressing said solids into cylindrical strands with a ring collar mill that has a variable slip between ring matrix and press roller, and shaping to form said spherical granulated material, wherein said ring collar mill has press channels with a length-to-diameter ratio of 1:1 to 10:1 and a roller gap between ring matrix and press roller of 0.05 to 2 mm, wherein said powdered solids are selected from the group consisting of rubber carbon blacks, pigment carbon blacks, and conductivity carbon blacks;
- wherein said powdered solids are free of binder.