Industrial Minerals


Cabot expands China fumed silica

19 January 2010

by Mark Watts

Cabot and Bluestar joint venture to expand Jiangxi plant to 20,000 tpa

Keywords: Cabot, Bluestar, fumed silica, TANCO, silicones

Cabot Corp. and China National Bluestar Co. Ltd have agreed to expand the fumed silica capacity at their joint venture plant in Jiangxi province, China.

 

The expansion will increase the plant’s fumed silica capacity from 5,000 tpa to 20,000 tpa, and is...