Cabot gets top marks in energy efficiency

BOSTON–CABOT Corporation tops China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation’s (CPCIF) 2013 “Energy Efficiency Frontrunner” benchmark company listing for the carbon black industry. The benchmark ranking assesses comprehensive energy consumption per unit of carbon black produced based on the China national standard.

Cabot is the first multinational company to take part in the ranking. Cabot Chemical (Tianjin) Co., Ltd was honoured as the top benchmark enterprise within the Chinese carbon black industry, although it’s the first time for the company to participate.

Under the 12th Five-Year Plan for Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction, China’s State Council released a plan assigning targets for companies to enhance management of their energy consumption and conduct energy efficiency benchmarking. With Cabot Chemical (Tianjin) Co., Ltd being at the top of the list of Chinese carbon black companies, the energy efficiency benchmark of the China carbon black industry has been elevated to international level. This helps boost industry standard upgrades, as well as promote energy saving and emission reduction of the industry.

Cabot has invested heavily in its Tianjin operations to conserve energy and resources, and to protect the environment. The investment in energy centres at the Cabot Tianjin facility produces steam by combusting its process tail gas and that steam is used to generate electricity for use at the plant. As an example, the Cabot Tianjin site’s energy facility saves approximately 300 million kWh of energy output from a thermal power plant, which is the equivalent of 92,000 tonnes of coal per yeaGifts for Runners