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250,000 tonnes/y. (See 'Focus on Pigments ', Oct 2007, 5). Two years ago, Cabot effectively increased its capacity in Japan by buying-out its 50% joint venture partner, Showa Denko, to take full control of plants at Chiba and Shimonoseki, with a combined capacity of 136,000 tonnes/y. (See 'Focus on Pigments ', Nov 2005, 5). Cabot also has an 80,000 tonnes/y carbon black plant at Port Dickson (Malaysia).
The world market for carbon black began to show signs of tightening onwards from 2003, with expansion in the production for vehicle tyres and rubber components in China and Southeast Asia, as well as in Brazil and Russia. There is a general apprehension that carbon black demand in Asia will soon exceed supply and this has prompted Cabot, Tokai Carbon, Aditya Birla Nuvo, Phillips and others to step up their capacity in Asia.
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