Cabot Completes Placement of All Major Air Emission Control Equipment at Franklin, Louisiana Site
June 26 2020 - 10:41AM
Business Wire
Site remains on track to start up equipment in
early 2021 in line with EPA agreement despite Hurricane Barry
flooding in 2019 and coronavirus epidemic in 2020
Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT), the first carbon black producer
to collaborate with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
in connection with the EPA’s national enforcement initiative to
control air emissions from carbon black manufacturing facilities,
today announced a significant milestone in its project in Franklin,
Louisiana, USA. As of June 2020, all major emission control
equipment has been received and placed into final position on site.
The project has completed 90% of the estimated person-hours
required and remains on track to finish ahead of the industry’s
April 2021 EPA deadline.
“We are proud of our continued leadership in cleaner air
emissions across the world and the significant investment we are
making in Louisiana, and even more so that we have been able to
continue to progress despite the challenges caused by Hurricane
Barry and COVID-19,” explained Bart Kalkstein, President,
Reinforcement Materials Segment, and President, Americas Region.
“Our deep experience deploying best-in-class pollution control
technologies at sites all across our global network gives us a
clear understanding of the technical, operational and patent
landscape. We are leveraging this experience to assure successful
implementation of proven technologies in Louisiana, unhindered by
operational or intellectual property concerns.”
At the Franklin plant, Cabot will reduce NOX emissions by 90%
through the use of selective catalytic control and SO2 emissions by
95% using wet gas scrubbing. These robust and well-established
technologies are in use today at several of Cabot’s sites across
the world. Applying its best practices of these technologies, these
systems will reduce the annual emissions of NOX and SO2 by nearly
900 and 6,500 tons per year, respectively, at its Franklin
plant.
The equipment placement milestone and other progress at the
Franklin site build on Cabot’s earlier success with another
emissions control project at its facility in Pampa, Texas. That
work was completed in 2017 and has reduced NOX emissions by 67%,
eliminating nearly 1,500 tons of emissions over the last three
years.
“We remain committed to acting responsibly for the planet, and
part of this includes doing our part to upgrade older facilities
with investments in new technology,” noted Kalkstein. “We are proud
of our ability to implement these controls while continuing to
provide our customers with a consistent supply of carbon black, and
we will continue to work diligently to project completion. Safety
continues to be our number one priority on site with a particular
focus on COVID-19 prevention controls to ensure the well-being of
our employees and contractors. We want to thank our employees and
contractors who have worked extremely well through a very
challenging period to not only complete the project on schedule but
to do so safely.”
For more information on Cabot’s commitment to safety, health and
environmental excellence, visit cabotcorp.com/sustainability.
About Cabot Corporation
Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a global specialty chemicals
and performance materials company, headquartered in Boston,
Massachusetts. The company is a leading provider of rubber and
specialty carbons, activated carbon, inkjet colorants,
masterbatches and conductive compounds, fumed silica and aerogel.
For more information on Cabot, please visit the company’s website
at cabotcorp.com.
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