Cabot Corporation is a global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Cabot's major products are carbon black, fumed silica, inkjet colorants, aerogels, and cesium formate drilling fluids. Cabot has approximately 4,300 employees worldwide and operates manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe, and Asia. Cabot's products are used in a variety of applications, including rubber and tires, coatings, adhesives, and sealants, inks, and batteries.