Cabot Corporation
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Company type | Public |
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Founded | 1882 |
Headquarters | Boyertown, Pennsylvania, USA |
Key people | Godfrey Lowell Cabot: Founder |
Products | Aerogel, Carbon Black, Cesium Formate Fluids, Conductive Compounds, Elastomer Composites, Fine Cesium Chemicals, Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts, Fumed Metal Oxides, Inkjet Colorants, Masterbatch, Mined Minerals, Niobium, Tantalum |
Revenue | USD$2.5 billion (2006) |
Number of employees | 4,400 |
Website | Cabot Corporation -- Creating What Matters |
Cabot Corporation is a specialty chemicals and performance materials company. It operates in four segments: the Carbon Black Business, the Metal Oxides Business, the Supermetals Business, and the Specialty Fluids Business. Cabot's headquarters are located in Boston, Massachusetts.
History
The Cabot Corporation was founded in 1882 by a Boston entrepreneur named Godfrey Lowell Cabot. They started by focusing on certain metalloids and pharmaceuticals in the 20th century and continued into the 21st century by creating small electronic devices.
Products
Some of the products produced at Cabot Corporation are:
- Aerogel
- Carbon Black
- Cesium Formate Fluids
- Conductive Compounds
- Elastomer Composites
- Fine Cesium Chemicals
- Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts
- Fumed Metal Oxides
- Inkjet Colorants
- Masterbatch
- Mined Minerals
- Niobium
- Tantalum