Founded in 1882, Cabot Corporation is a global speciality chemicals and material company with sales of $2.5 billion and 4,400 employees in 2006. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, it includes three core businesses:
• Carbon Black: world leader in carbon black, an intensely black
powder used for reinforcement, pigmentation, UV absorption and
conductivity of many products (tyres, industrial products,
plastics, inks, etc).
• Fumed Metal Oxides: for silicone rubbers, adhesives, insulation,
coatings, sealants, reinforced plastics, pharmaceuticals, polishing
slurries.
• Cabot Supermetals: for electronic capacitors and sputtering
targets.
Cabot has also additional businesses with a potential future: “Inkjet Colourants”, “Speciality Fluids”, “Superior Micropowders” and “Nanogel® Aerogel”.
