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Cabot Corporation

Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Lobbying Activity

Response to Advanced Materials Act

13 Jan 2026

As representative of a company manufacturing advanced carbon nanomaterials, we strongly support this initiative and believe that advanced materials play a crucial role in the European economy in many different sectors. They are the essential building blocks of advanced manufacturing in sectors such as transport, energy, electronics, construction, medical devices and many others. We hope that this initiative gives Europe the ability to create and use advanced materials at scale. This includes public support for scaling up advanced materials from R&D prototypes to full production. The Act should include incentives for materials that increase lifecycle benefits and result in reduced carbon footprint, eg., conductive materials like carbon nanotubes and graphenes can greatly increase conductivity of products with lower mass volumes needed. We would like to see a simpler regulatory legislative system and give industry the tools it requires to navigate the regulatory landscape. Industry needs clear guidance and rules on testing requirements so that they can bring new materials to the market efficiently. The Act is an opportunity to simplify testing and ensure that advanced materials do not have unnecessary additional testing requirements. This has been the case already for advanced nanomaterials where testing requirements have been disproportionate compared to bulk counterparts. The Act should provide direct support for industrialization, which will ensure Europes place in a globally competitive world and remain a global leader in the research, innovation, uptake, use and circularity of advanced materials. Example 1: Carbon nanotubes are used as conductive additives in the NCM electrode. -CNTs are incorporated into nickelcobaltmanganese (NCM) cathodes to provide superior electrical conductivity and mechanical reinforcement compared to conventional carbon additives. - CNTs form percolating conductive networks that improve electron transport between NCM particles and the current collector, reducing internal resistance and enhancing charge/discharge efficiency. - Their high aspect ratio and tunable morphology (diameter and wall number) allow optimization of conductivity, mechanical strength, and dispersion properties. - Diameters and wall structures can vary: singlewall CNTs (SWCNTs) are very fine and highly conductive, while multiwall CNTs (MWCNTs) are thicker and more robust both types are used depending on performance and cost requirements. Example 2: CNTs are used as conductive additives in the LFP electrode. - CNTs are incorporated into lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathodes to overcome the inherently lower electronic conductivity of LFP compared to other chemistries. - CNTs form percolating conductive networks that facilitate electron transport between LFP particles and the current collector, reducing internal resistance and improving charge/discharge efficiency. - Their high aspect ratio and tunable morphology (diameter and wall number) allow optimization of conductivity, mechanical strength, and dispersion properties. - Diameters and wall structures can vary: singlewall CNTs (SWCNTs) are very fine and highly conductive, while multiwall CNTs (MWCNTs) are thicker and more robust both types are used depending on performance and cost requirements. Overall, CNTs im improve rate capability, cycle life, and structural stability of LFP cathodes, enabling highperformance lithiumion batteries with better power delivery and durability. Example 3: Carbon black as a conductive additive improves electron transport, reduces resistance, enhances electrode performance - It forms a conductive network within the electrode composite, ensuring efficient electron transport between active material particles and the current collector. - Enhances rate capability, reduces internal resistance, and improves cycle life. - Also contributes to mechanical stability of the electrode structure.
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Meeting with Stefan Leiner (Head of Unit Environment)

5 Nov 2025 · Exchange of views on the IED and other environmental requirements concerning the carbon black sector

Meeting with Lukasz Kolinski (Director Energy)

5 Nov 2025 · EU’s decarbonisation pathway for the chemicals industry

Meeting with Stella Kaltsouni (Cabinet of Commissioner Dan Jørgensen) and Fleishman-Hillard

4 Nov 2025 · Decarbonisation

Meeting with Bruno Tobback (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Sept 2025 · Working visit

Meeting with Heiko Kunst (Head of Unit Climate Action) and International Carbon Black Association

25 Sept 2025 · Product benchmark update – VCM and PVC

Meeting with Vilija Sysaite (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné)

17 Jul 2025 · IED, ETS, Silica

Meeting with Gabriela Tschirkova (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis)

9 Jul 2025 · ETS and Industrial Emissions Directive (IED)

Meeting with Veronica Manfredi (Director Environment)

21 May 2025 · Proposed harmonised classification and labelling of silica under the CLP Regulation

Meeting with Marc Lemaitre (Director-General Research and Innovation)

26 Mar 2025 · To discuss our ongoing Cabot Corporation's CCU projects, as well as the role of advanced materials for the Clean Industrial Deal

Meeting with Pernille Weiss-Ehler (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall)

26 Mar 2025 · IED (Industry Emissions Directive)

Meeting with Alexandre Paquot (Director Climate Action)

25 Mar 2025 · Industrial decarbonisation

Meeting with Gerassimos Thomas (Director-General Taxation and Customs Union) and

25 Mar 2025 · Physical meeting - Exchange of views on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and EU Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS).

Meeting with Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea (Director Environment)

25 Mar 2025 · Exchange of views on Industrial Emissions Directive requirements concerning the carbon black sector & chemicals industry package

Meeting with Michael Hager (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis)

25 Mar 2025 · Simplification

Meeting with Ondřej Krutílek (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Sept 2024 · Decarbonisation and entrepreneurship in the EU

Meeting with Bruno Tobback (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Sept 2024 · Industrieel beleid en de uitdagingen voor de Europese chemische industrie