"What companies face today is not just a hangover from forecast error and the bullwhip of their supply chains, but more importantly a fundamental capability shortfall in their planning processes and execution systems," says Sridhar Tayur, chief executive officer of SmartOps. "Cabot is one of the many world-class companies beginning to truly transform its supply chain capabilities."

EIO enables customers to achieve both a rapid return on investment and a long-term competitive advantage by determining the best possible inventory and product availability plan given aggressive customer service goals, time-varying uncertainties, and complex manufacturing and distribution networks. EIO dynamically generates optimal inventory targets for each stage of the supply chain while providing visibility into item-level inventory requirements.

About Cabot

Cabot Corporation, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, is a global performance materials company. Cabot's major products are carbon black, fumed silica, inkjet colorants, aerogel, capacitor materials, and cesium formate drilling fluids.

About SmartOps

SmartOps, the market leader in enterprise-class supply chain optimization solutions, enables companies to manage the uncertainty of complex, multistage supply chains to achieve rapid return on investment and long term, sustainable value. Deploying SmartOps' solutions has dramatically improved supply chain performance at Fortune 1000 and Global 2000 companies in discrete manufacturing, consumer durables and packaged goods, technology, pharmaceuticals manufacturing, distribution and retail industries. Contact SmartOps at 412-231-0115 or www.smartops.com for more information.

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Commenting at the official ceremony marking the start-up, Cabot's President and CEO Mr. Patrick Prevost said, "Cabot is pleased with the successful start-up of this capacity. It makes Tianjin the largest and most technologically advanced carbon black manufacturing site in the world. The continued support of officials in China and the dedication of our highly skilled local workforce have made this possible. China is a key geography in Cabot's future growth and this facility is a critical asset to allow us to meet customers' strong demand for high quality carbon black products."

Dr. Xinsheng Zhang, Vice President and General Manager of Cabot's Asia Pacific region said, "This project includes the latest technologies for energy recovery and flue gas de-sulphurization. The successful construction and startup of this state-of-the-art capacity are the result of the project team's strong engagement and important support from the Tianjin and TEDA governments and our long time partner, Shanghai Coking. With its product quality and service, Cabot continues to create value for the China carbon black market."

Mr. Hu Gongming, Chairman of Cabot Chemical (Tianjin) Co., Ltd and Party Secretary of Shanghai Coking Co., Ltd. commented, "Effective execution of this project reflects the strength of our longstanding relationship with our partner, Cabot Corporation. We look forward to building on the success of this relationship."

Cabot Corporation, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, is a global performance materials company. Cabot's major products are carbon black, fumed silica, inkjet colorants, aerogels, capacitor materials, and cesium formate drilling fluids. The Company's website is: http://www.cabot-corp.com

Shanghai Coking & Chemical Corp was founded in 1958, and is one of the largest manufacturers of methanol and coke products in China. The Company's website is www.shcoking.com.cn

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About Cabot Corporation

Cabot Corporation is a global performance materials company headquartered in Boston, MA. Cabot's major products are carbon black, fumed silica, inkjet colorants, capacitor materials, and cesium formate drilling fluids.

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