Cabot announces US price-rises

Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp. has announced that it will increase invoice prices by $50/tonne or 5 percent – whichever is greater – on all carbon black products sold by its Reinforcement Materials segment in North America as of 15 July.

The price increase, said Cabot, is required to address “persistently rising costs” associated with manufacturing quality products, as well as costs related to regulatory compliance, packaging and logistics.