Cabot Builds Masterbatch Plant in China

Cabot says it has begun construction of a new black masterbatch plant at the company’s facility at Tianjin, China. Cabot will invest about $20 million to build the masterbatch plant that will have a capacity of about 45,000 m.t./year and this capacity can be expanded to 80,000 m.t./year in the future. The plant, which is located in the Tianjin Economic Development Area, is expected to be commissioned in mid 2011. “Demand for masterbatch in China and the broader Asia/Pacific region is growing rapidly,” says Sean Keohane, v.p. and general manager...

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