Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp. has broken ground on an expansion project at its carbon black manufacturing plant in Cilegon, Indonesia, the company announced 21 Nov.
The phase 1 of the project will add 80 kilotonnes per annum (ktpa) of capacity at the site, which produces rubber black grades within Cabot’s reinforcement business.
The product, said Cabot in a written statement to ERJ, is primarily used for tire applications.