Cabot Corp. recently announced that 19 of its 20 carbon black manufacturing sites have been recognized by the International Carbon Black Association’s (ICBA) Safety Performance Recognition Program. The company reports that across Cabot’s global network, 18 of its carbon black facilities received the gold award, the highest recognition available, and one received the bronze award for outstanding safety performance in 2023. For the industry overall, a total of 35 ICBA member manufacturing facilities were recognized for above-average safety performance, with Cabot achieving over half of all awards granted as well as the highest percentage of awards at the gold level.
“We are honored to be recognized once again by the ICBA for our strong leadership in safety performance,” said Bart Kalkstein, executive vice president and president, Reinforcement Materials Segment and Americas Region. “At Cabot, our unwavering focus on health and safety has been deeply ingrained in our culture throughout our company’s history. I am immensely proud of our dedicated teams across the world that work hard to ensure every co-worker, contractor and visitor returns home safely at the end of each day. We remain committed to fostering a workplace where we share and apply best practices that advance our safety performance and operational procedures across our carbon black sites.”
Through its Safety Performance Recognition Program, the ICBA identifies facilities across the globe that have excelled in protecting the carbon black industry’s most precious resource: its workforce. This program acknowledges outstanding safety records and helps to educate policymakers and the public about the carbon black industry’s genuine regard for making employee safety a pre-condition for successful operations. Furthermore, the Safety Performance Recognition Program is designed to share good safety practices, enhance awareness, and to promote safety 24-hours a day at the facility level.
