美國卡博特公司宣布：計劃在中國上海建立一個新的創新應用實驗室。該投資將作為其亞洲技術中心，為其亞洲地區的所有業務提供支持和服務。

　　創建于1882年的美國卡博特公司，為美國500強企業，是一家專業生產特殊化工產品和特種化工材料的全球性跨國公司，總部位于美國波士頓，在世界五大洲21個國家擁有36家生產企業，其經營范圍包括炭黑、氣相法二氧化硅、噴墨墨水顏料色漿、特種金屬材料、納米膠、塑料色母粒以及特種鉆井流體等。公司全球雇員約4400名，在美國有多個研究中心及實驗工廠，其生產技術、產品品種和產品質量均居于世界領導水平。在美國化工企業中排名，卡博特公司位列前100名。

　　Cabot plans to establish a new Asia Technology Center to accelerate innovation and applications development. The new lab will be co-located at Cabot’s regional headquarters in Shanghai and will feature state-of-the-art analytical and application testing equipment. The facility will be initially staffed by more than 30 highly skilled researchers and scientists working together with extended research teams throughout Cabot’s extensive global network. In addition, the new lab environment aims to promote best practices and idea sharing across businesses and will foster open innovation to increase collaboration with customers.

　　“As stated in our new corporate strategy, we are focused on driving application innovation with our customers. In order to drive and enable advancements in our world, we must continue to innovate based on our deep understanding of applications – ensuring that our materials can deliver maximum performance for our customers,” said Yakov Kutsovsky, senior vice president of Research and Development (R&D), and chief technology officer. “We already have strong manufacturing and commercial capabilities in Asia. With a highly experienced team and state-of-the-art equipment, the Asia Technology Center will enable us to offer our customers more collaborative services, faster development times and extensive testing and trialing in Asia. Furthermore, we will have the ability to showcase our strengths in research, development, innovation and industrial applications.”

　　The Asia Technology Center will feature the latest technologies and testing equipment to provide global, best-in-class technical service. The lab will support Cabot product lines including activated carbon, rubber and specialty carbons, fumed metal oxides, masterbatch and compounds, and inkjet colorants with testing and development capabilities that closely represent Cabot’s customer applications. To further enhance the customer experience and showcase Cabot’s capabilities and innovation, the lab will also be designed with a product showroom. With this lab, Cabot can better meet the unique requirements of its China- and Asia-based customers across a range of critical applications.

　　“This lab will promote the development of emerging technologies for a variety of end markets and reaffirms our multi-disciplinary research and development capabilities to drive innovation in key growth areas,” says Jeff Zhu, senior vice president, and president of the Asia Pacific Region. “This advanced R&D and applications laboratory is a prime example of our ongoing commitment to and investment in the development of world-leading solutions and services. We will be able to respond more quickly to our regional and global customers, delivering an even higher level of customer-driven innovation and value in the future. In addition, by extending our research and development capabilities in Asia, we are expanding our global reach while ensuring the latest technologies are able to connect the innovation of today with the future.”