Cabot Corp. (Boston, Mass.; www.cabotcorp.com) has completed two expansion projects that will extend its global footprint in black masterbatch and compounds and increase manufacturing capacity to better serve global customers and grow in advanced polymeric materials.
Cabot recently completed the acquisition of Tech Blend, a leading North American producer of black masterbatches, which will now operate as Cabot Plastics Canada, LP a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cabot Corporation within Cabot’s global Specialty Compounds business. In addition, Cabot has also commissioned a new production line at its manufacturing facility in Pepinster, Belgium. As part of this global expansion, Cabot’s Specialty Compounds business has installed a new line at its manufacturing facility in Pepinster, Belgium. This strategic investment will increase capacity and enhance production capabilities for plastic formulations, including conductive and engineering thermoplastics formulations. With this additional capacity, the Pepinster site is now the largest masterbatch and compounds manufacturing facility in Cabot’s network.
“Innovation is enabled by state-of-the-art manufacturing technology and market leading application know-how. With this new equipment, we will extend our leadership position in conductive and engineering polymer materials with advanced capabilities to serve our customers,” said Denise Myrtoglou, vice president and managing director, Specialty Compounds. “We are committed to providing our customers with superior quality formulations to accelerate their growth and success. This new production line will enable us to better respond to future growth and demand in automotive and industrial markets.”