Cabot Corp. Plans to Close its Merak Carbon Black Manufacturing Facility

摘要

Cabot Corporation announced that its carbon black manufacturing facility in Merak, Indonesia will close. It is anticipated that manufacturing operations will cease by the end of January 2016. "To be successful over the long term, we must continue to focus on improving profitability through cost savings and increased operational efficiency while also producing the highest quality products that meet our customers' needs," said Sean Keohane, president, Reinforcement Materials Segment. "The decision to consolidate manufacturing across Asia Pacific is a critical step in our plan to ensure that we are operating as efficiently and effectively as possible to become more competitive in a challenging environment, and to accelerate future growth."