Engaging with our Communities

Throughout our global operations, our employees bring Cabot’s strong sense of community to life. We regularly engage with our local partners to find ways that we can help address the needs of our communities through donations or offering our time and skills. These activities range from holiday gift drives to mentoring students and hosting annual volunteer days.

Product Spotlight: Advancing the Circular Economy of Plastics

We've recently announced the launch of a new black masterbatch series made from postindustrial carbon black and recycled polymers. The new formulations are designed to help plastics producers meet sustainability targets across a wide variety of industries, while maintaining optimal performance. The new TECHBLAK™ 85 series includes formulations based on reclaimed carbons, postindustrial carbon black materials as well as recycled polymers tailored for compounding, injection molding and non-critical film applications for use in industrial, packaging and consumer markets. 

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Improved Efficiency at Maua Manufacturing Facility

 Over recent years, the water conservation efforts at the Maua, Brazil plant developed a closed loop water system which now allows the plant to be considered a “dry plant” with no liquid effluent discharge to the environment. In addition, over the past decade, the Maua, Brazil plant team has focused on energy improvement efforts through the recovery of tail gas steam for energy, resulting in an increase of steam sales to other businesses, as well as an increase in power generation by the plant turbine.