2006年2月,美国卡博特公司在天津设立的炭黑生产基地建成。一期项目年产6万吨炭黑生产线于3月投产。这样,卡博特公司在中国的炭黑总产能将达到20万吨,占目前我国炭黑总产量的1/5。根据该公司的发展计划,卡博特化工(天津)有限公司一期工程已投资近6000万美元,其中投资额的12%用 February 2006, the United States Cabot Corporation set up in Tianjin, carbon black production base built. A project with an annual output of 60,000 tons of carbon black production line put into operation in March. In this way, Cabot’s total capacity of carbon black in China will reach 200,000 tons, accounting for 1/5 of China’s total carbon black output. According to the company’s development plan, Cabot Chemical (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. has invested nearly 60 million US dollars, of which 12% of the investment