Cabot Corporation Increases Prices for Specialty Carbons Globally
BOSTON – Effective September 17, 2015, or as contracts allow, Cabot Corporation will increase prices, up to 6 percent globally, for specialty carbon products. This price increase is required due to escalating operating, logistics, currency devaluation and environmental compliance costs.
Cabot makes every effort to manage costs and optimize cost structures and productivity. However, persistently rising operational costs make this a necessary action. The increase will help ensure that Cabot remains a reliable, long-term supplier of high quality products and services. It will also enable continued investment in the development of new products and applications to support its customers. Cabot is dedicated to ensuring supply security and the highest service standards for its customers, delivering innovative new products and processes, and achieving its sustainability targets.
ABOUT CABOT CORPORATION
Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a global specialty chemicals and performance materials company, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The company is a leading provider of rubber and specialty carbons, activated carbon, inkjet colorants, cesium formate drilling fluids, fumed silica, and aerogel. For more information on Cabot, please visit the company’s website at: http://www.cabotcorp.com.
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