# Cabot Indonesia expands carbon black capacity in Cilegon

Cabot Corporation, through its subsidiary Cabot Indonesia, broke ground on a project to increase carbon black production capacity in Cilegon by 80,000 metric tons per year, with an investment of approximately USD 100 million. The expansion is expected to be completed in 2021.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-11-21
- Where: Cilegon, Banten, Indonesia
- Value: $100.0M
- Starts operating: 2021
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 80,000 metric tons per year
- Products: carbon black
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Cabot Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/20624.md)
- [Cabot Indonesia](https://endata.com/companies/43430.md)
- [PT Cabot Indonesia](https://endata.com/companies/43452.md)

## Sources

- [industry.co.id](https://www.industry.co.id/read/57848/tambah-fasilitas-produksi-di-cilegon-cabot-indonesia-gelontorkan-dana-usd-100-juta), 2019-11-21: "Lewat pengembangan ini, Cabot akan menambah sekitar 80.000 metrik ton kapasitas produksi tahunan yang diharapkan akan selesai pada 2021."
- [bantennews.co.id](https://www.bantennews.co.id/pt-cabot-indonesia-tambah-kapasitas-produksi-carbon-black-80-ribu-metrik-ton/), 2019-11-21: "Pada fase ini, Cabot Corporation akan menambah sekitar 80.000 metrik ton kapasitas produksi tahunan yang diharapkan akan selesai pada 2021."
- [doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1016/s0306-3747(20)30008-7), 2020-01-01: "This phase of the project will add around 80 000 tonnes/year of production capacity and is scheduled for completion in 2021."

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