JIANGXI, China (Oct. 1, 2010) —Cabot Corp. and China National Bluestar (Group) Corp. have broken ground on the expansion of their world-class fumed silica manufacturing facility in Jiangxi Province, China.
The $43 million investment is a project of Cabot Bluestar Chemical (Jiangxi) Co. Ltd., a joint venture between subsidiaries of the two companies.
In the first phase of this expansion, capacity will increase from 5,000 metric tons to 15,000 metric tons with commissioning expected in the second half of calendar year 2011. Future expansions could bring this up to 20,000 metric tons per year.