Cabot Increases Price For Speciality Carbon Blacks Globally

March 30, 2012

BOSTON – Effective April 20, 2012, Cabot Corporation will increase Specialty Carbon Blacks prices by up to 12 percent globally, depending on grade and product family. 

The price increase is necessary due to the significant rise in the cost of raw materials and transportation.

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ABOUT CABOT CORPORATION
Cabot Corporation is a global specialty chemical and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Mass, USA. Cabot’s other major products are carbon black, fumed silica, inkjet colorants, aerogel, elastomer composites, and cesium formate drilling fluids. The company’s website is: http://www.cabot-corp.com.

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Erica McLaughlin
Investor Relations
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