Cabot Corporation has announced that it has achieved the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) Plus standard at six of its facilities. The company says it now has more sites with this certification than any carbon black manufacturer and it has ambitions to further expand certification throughout its global network.
Sites currently certified include three reinforcing carbon facilities in Europe and the Americas as well as two masterbatch and compounding facilities in Europe as well as its Europe, Middle East and Africa regional headquarters.
It views the certification as recognition of its commitment to advancing circularity and traceability to help its customers achieve their sustainability goals. Across the globe, companies have announced ambitious sustainability targets to support the transition to a more circular, net-zero economy. Many industrial manufacturers have committed to the use of materials linked to recovered or renewable materials and are looking for certified materials that accelerate the circular economy as well as reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Products manufactured at Cabot’s ISCC Plus certified facilities leverage circular value chains and certified feedstocks in the product manufacturing process. The company also recently launched its Evolve Sustainable Solutions technology platform, which is designed to deliver products that offer sustainable content with reliable performance at industrial scale.
Currently it offers two ISCC Plus certified circular reinforcing carbon products powered by Evolve Sustainable Solutions: Vulcan 7H-C and Sterling SO-RC110. These products are produced via a mass balance approach designed to trace the flow of materials through a complex value chain.
“As a leader in our industry, it is critical that we take actions as a company that progress our 2025 sustainability goals as well as ambition for a lower carbon future while ensuring our solutions also help our customers achieve their own sustainability objectives,” said Aatif Misbah, vice president and general manager, sustainable solutions, Cabot.
“The launch of our Evolve Sustainable Solutions technology platform is a testament to our commitment to collaborate with our suppliers to deliver innovative, sustainable solutions that incorporate decarbonization and circular economy strategies. Industry certifications, like ISCC Plus help solidify our commitments for our customers and offer the necessary chain of custody verification by third parties to ensure the integrity and performance of our global supply chain.”
Cabot says its latest technology platform is currently focused on delivering sustainable reinforcing carbons that leverage circular value chains and materials recovered from end-of-life tires and/or renewable and bio-based materials as well as processes that reduce GHG emissions. It anticipates expanding the platform to other businesses within its portfolio and is focused on developing new sustainable solutions for use in additional specialty applications such as plastics as it intends to help deliver the performance, quality and consistency that the plastics industry requires at scale for certified solutions.
