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Cabot Board Votes Dividend
BOSTON, Nov. 8 -- On Friday, November 8, 2002, Cabot Corporation's Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share on all outstanding shares of the Corporation's common stock. The dividend is payable December 13, 2002, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 29, 2002.

About Cabot Corporation

Cabot Corporation is a global specialty chemicals and materials company and is headquartered in Boston, MA. Cabot's major products are carbon black, fumed silica, inkjet colorants, and capacitor materials. Cabot has approximately 4,200 employees in more than 40 manufacturing plants located in 22 countries around the world.




WAM Systems and AID form alliance to bring supply chain solutions to South Korea
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pennsylvania (November 11, 2002) - WAM Systems, a provider of advanced supply chain planning (SCP) solutions designed for the chemical industry, and AID, a supplier of advanced control and plant optimization solutions to the South Korean process industries, have formed a partnership to bring WAM Systems' Picaso advanced SCP solution to South Korean chemical and polymer manufacturers.
Rohm and Haas taps Extensity for global travel expense reporting
EMERYVILLE, California (November 11, 2002) - Rohm and Haas has signed an agreement with Extensity, a provider of Employee Relationship Management (ERM) solutions, to deploy Extensity’s Employee Relationship Management (ERM) solution for global travel reporting.
Major North American IC Manufacturer Orders Entegris Cleaning Systems; Entegris Receives Multiple Order for FX30 Pod and Box Cleaning System
CHASKA, Minn. --Sept. 19, 2001--Entegris Inc., the materials integrity management company, today announced that it has received an order for the FX30 Cleaning System from a North American integrated circuit (IC) manufacturer for use in its 300 mm front opening unified pod (FOUP) and front opening shipping box (FOSB) cleaning process.
Von Lehman Stepping Down at PPG
PITTSBURGH--Sept. 19, 2001--Thomas M. Von Lehman, vice president, specialty chemicals, will leave PPG Industries at the end of the month to pursue other career opportunities.
Trans Energy expands Web site
ST MARY’S, West Virginia (September 21, 2001) – Trans Energy, an oil and gas exploration and development company, has expanded its corporate Web site.
Apogee Enterprises 2nd Quarter Earnings Increase Significantly, Exceed Prior-Year Results for Fourth Consecutive Quarter
MINNEAPOLIS--Sept. 19, 2001--Apogee Enterprises, Inc., which develops and delivers value-added glass products and services for the architectural, large-scale optical and automotive industries, today announced that second quarter fiscal 2002 net earnings increased more than 140 percent compared to the prior-year period and significantly exceeded expectations.
Rohm and Haas Affirms Third Quarter Outlook
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 20 -- Rohm and Haas Company today affirmed its comfort with the First Call consensus earnings estimate of $.23 per share for the current earnings period. Chairman Raj Gupta said that continued softness in the performance of the Electronic Materials business is being offset by a combination of gains in segments of the Performance Polymers business, lower spending across the company, and lower interest expense.
Three CIDX members share implementation learnings
FAIRFAX, Virginia – CIDX members who have implemented connections with trading partners using the Chem eStandards for XML are continuing to learn the ins and outs of making it work and sharing them with their fellow members.
Forrester Survey: Net success in direct proportion to commitment
A new report from Forrester Research and the National (U.S.) Association of Purchasing Management shows that the vast majority of businesses continue to consider the Internet an important tool, although only about a third have achieved documented savings from their online efforts.
Dow blames economic weakness for lower third quarter results
NEW YORK (September 21, 2001) – The Dow Chemical Company has blamed overall economic weakness for its inability to meet its earnings estimates for the third quarter, according to an article on CNNfn.com.
NanoGram Appoints Vice President
FREMONT, Calif. --Sept. 21, 2001--Optical materials technologist NanoGram Corporation announced the appointment of David F. Kleinsmith to the newly created position of vice president of intellectual property and director of legal affairs. Kleinsmith will be responsible for the strategic development and protection of the company's intellectual property portfolio in nanomaterials-based optical and electronic applications and solutions.
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Industrial Microwave Expands Board of Directors to Five
MORRISVILLE, N.C.--June 13, 2001-- Two additions add food and industrial expertise
Bristol-Myers Squibb to acquire DuPont Pharmaceuticals for $7.8 Billion
NEW YORK (June 7, 2001)-- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) today announced a definitive agreement to purchase the DuPont Pharmaceuticals Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DuPont (NYSE: DD), for $7.8 billion.
Ener1, Announces the Appointment of Chief Operating Officer of Worldwide Operation
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. & LA SPEZIA, Italy----June 11, 2001-- Mobile Power and Clean Energy Solutions Provider Announces the Promotion of Its VP of Finance and Operations to Chief Operating Officer
Piedmont Plastics Selects Adonix X3 Enterprise Management System
PITTSBURGH--June 11, 2001--One of the largest plastics distributor and fabricator in the United States will now be able to manage its product inventories more efficiently. Piedmont Plastics has selected Adonix X3 as its enterprise management suite.
Red Meteor adds customer indications functionality to exchange platform
HOUSTON (June 11, 2001) – RedMeteor (redmeteor.com), a provider of Internet and voice brokerage services for physical crude oil and wholesale refined products, is to offer its customers the ability to provide price indications as well as firm bids and offers via its exchange.
Emerson Process Management Expands Its `Early Warning' Capabilities For Plant Diagnostics
AUSTIN, Texas--June 11, 2001-- Alliance With Nexus Engineering Makes Emerson Exclusive Automation Supplier of Nexus Oz(tm) Decision Support Software
DuPont implements collaborative commerce application
HOUSTON (June 12, 2001) – DuPont Cyrel (www.dupont.com/cyrel), a division of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and a leading manufacturers of flexographic printing systems, has implemented a collaborative commerce and planning application using software from EC Outlook.
Solvay confirms Elemica transactions
BRUSSELS (June 12, 2001) -- Solvay (www.solvay.com) has announced the completion of contract business using enterprise resource resource planning (ERP) connections on Elemica (www.elemica.com), an online hub for the contract buying and selling of chemicals.
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