Cabot Corporation is a global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The company develops and manufactures materials that enhance performance in end markets such as tires and industrial rubber, automotive, coatings, plastics, electronics, and energy storage. Core product families include reinforcing and specialty carbons (notably carbon black), conductive carbon additives for batteries, fumed metal oxides (such as silica and alumina), aerogels for thermal and acoustic applications, and inkjet colorants.
Founded in 1882, Cabot operates a worldwide network of manufacturing and technical service facilities and focuses on particle engineering, surface chemistry, and dispersion science to tailor material properties for customers’ applications. In mobility and industrial sectors, its reinforcing carbons support durability and efficiency; in energy storage, its conductive additives help improve battery performance; and in coatings and plastics, its specialty carbons and fumed oxides enable conductivity control, rheology, and surface properties. The company emphasizes product stewardship, safety, and regulatory compliance across its operations.
