美国卡博特公司近日宣布,将投资1000万美元扩建其在印尼万丹地区的默拉克(Merak)炭黑工厂,使其产能增加20%。为此,该公司与当地签署了一项有关购置工厂附近土地的协议。这项扩建工程将采用该公司先进的能源回收和环保技术,预计2011年中期竣工投产后,该厂的炭黑总产能将达到16万 Cabot Corporation of the United States recently announced that it will invest 10 million U.S. dollars to expand its Merak carbon black plant in Banten, Indonesia, to increase its production capacity by 20%. To that end, the company signed an agreement with the local authorities for the acquisition of land near the factory. The expansion project will use the company’s advanced energy recovery and environmental protection technology is expected to be completed and put into operation in mid-2011, the plant’s total capacity will reach 160,000 carbon black