Cabot completes sales of Supermetals unit

ERJ staff report (DS)

Boston, Massachusetts - Cabot Corp. has closed the sale of its Supermetals Business to Global Advanced Materials. The sale resulted in an initial cash payment of $175 million. Additional cash consideration will total a minimum of $275 million, consisting of the remaining $215 million purchase price, a minimum of $11 million of payments based on the future performance of the business and approximately $50 million for the sale of excess inventory, to be paid within a two-year period.

GAM is a global leader in the supply of tantalum ore, a raw material used by the Supermetals business in the manufacture of products to the electronics, aerospace, chemical manufacturing and other industries.

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Press release from Cabot