Cabot Corp.
Industry Group: Chemicals
Country/Region: United States of America
Identifier: NYS:CBT
Cabot Corp manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals, materials, and chemical-based products. The company organizes itself into the following operating segments based on the product type; the Reinforcement Materials segment which generates maximum revenue provides reinforcing carbon products used in tires, and industrial products such as hoses, belts, extruded profiles, and molded goods; and the Performance Chemicals segment aggregates the specialty carbons, specialty compounds, fumed metal oxides, battery materials, inkjet colorants, and aerogel product lines. Geographically, the company derives maximum revenue from its customers in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa and the rest from the Americas and Asia Pacific region.
ESG Risk Rating
Ranking
Industry Group (1st = lowest risk)
Chemicals 53 out of 585
Universe
Global Universe 4906 out of 15094
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15.9
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20.9
Medium
|
53 out of 585 |
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130 out of 585 |
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32.1
High
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Cabot Corp.'s Exposure is Medium
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Cabot Corp.'s Management of ESG Material Risk is Strong