Cabot Corp.

History

Year	Detail
1882	Godfrey and Samuel Cabot brought the McCue well in Pennsylvania, U.S., and opened their first carbon black plant.
1948	Cabot Carbon Ltd. entered the European market by starting its production in Stanlow, U.K.
1959	Cabot Carbon Ltd. started the construction of a new carbon black facility in Ravenna, Italy, which marks an important part of its European manufacturing footprint.
1960	Godfrey L. Cabot Inc. and other subsidiaries merged into Cabot Corp.
1981	Cabot Corp. expanded its global footprints in Indonesia and the Netherlands, developing a new carbon black facility in Merak, Indonesia, and a joint-venture carbon black facility in Botlek, the Netherlands.
1998	Cabot Corp. established cesium formate brine handling facilities in Scotland, U.K.
2000	Cabot Corp. opened a new fumed silica manufacturing facility in Michigan and expanded its existing operations in Barry, Wales, Tuscola, and Illinois.
2003	The company opened a new aerogel manufacturing facility in Frankfurt, Germany, which enabled the company to provide solutions to customers globally.
2011	Cabot Corp. introduced ENOVA and LUMIRA aerogel products to deliver solutions for architectural daylighting, subsea pipelines, coatings, building insulation, and personal care products.
2013	Cabot Corp. acquired NHUMO, one of the leading carbon black producers, to introduce its new corporate brand and expand its carbon black footprint across North America.
2015	The company launched low polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) carbon black products to help customers meet stringent performance specifications while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and quality certifications.
2017	Cabot Corp. acquired Tech Blend, one of the leading producers of black masterbatches, to extend its business segment in black masterbatches and compounds.
2022	Cabot Corp. acquired Tokai Carbon (Tianjin) Co., Ltd from Tokai Carbon Group to expand its manufacturing capabilities to support the growth of the Battery Materials product line, thereby continuing to serve the existing carbon black customers.