BLACK MASTERBATCHES

PLASBLAK® MASTERBATCHES
PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDE
FOR ASIA PACIFIC
Performance and leadership
in black plastics
Cabot Corporation is a global performance materials company and we
strive to be our customers’ commercial partner of choice. We have been
a leading manufacturer of carbon black and other specialty chemicals
for more than 135 years, and we have supplied additives to the plastics
industry since its inception.

Our global reach enables us to work closely with customers to meet

the highest standards for performance, quality and service. Our global
production network and three applications development facilities provide
our customers with global service capabilities as well as the latest
technical innovations.

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With approximately 4,500 employees worldwide, we continue to create

a diverse environment rooted in values and sustainability.

We operate 45 manufacturing sites in 21 countries, all with local

management teams. We have a global footprint in order to serve our
customers throughout the world.

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Black masterbatches
We offer carbon black masterbatches to improve the aesthetic
performance of plastics and extend their useful life through premium
ultraviolet (UV) protection. Industries served include automotive,
infrastructure, agricultural, packaging and many others. Our products
and services support all processing technologies including all advanced
extrusion and molding methods. Our black masterbatches have been
formulated to meet application- and polymer-specific needs and are
manufactured to exacting standards. Equally important, our technical
sales and service teams are available to work with you and provide
additional product information and support to aid your selection of the
best product for your specific application. Regardless of your application,
our black masterbatches provide differentiated performance and
reliable quality.

Our PLASBLAK® brand

We supply a diverse product range of black masterbatch products
to meet performance and processability requirements across many
industries and end uses. These products are sold under our long-
established PLASBLAK masterbatch brand that is synonymous with
quality, reliability and high performance. While our PLASBLAK products
have performed successfully in plastic applications for decades and
are top choices for the industry, we continue to innovate and develop
new products to drive our customers’ product performance.

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PLASBLAK® masterbatch products
Industry / application Key performance requirements
Agricultural film and pipe
UV / weatherability
Dispersibility
Irrigation pipe and tape
Surface smoothness
Mechanical strength

Mulch film
UV / weatherability
Opacity
Mechanical strength
Silage sheet and bag

Silage stretchwrap
Automotive parts
Interior and exterior
Color
UV / weatherability
Surface smoothness / quality
Mechanical strength
Under the hood Dispersibility

Fuel systems (conductive / ESD) We offer CABELEC® conductive compounds and concentrates to meet
Pressure pipe
UV / weatherability
Pressure pipe Physical and chemical cleanliness
Dispersibility
Plastic pipe
UV / weatherability
Non-regulated and other pipe Color
Dispersibility
Geomosynthetics
UV / weatherability / OIT
Color / opacity
Geomembranes and geogrids
Dispersibility
Surface smoothness
Wire and cable jacketing
UV / weatherability
UV jacketing
Dispersibility
Color
PVC jacketing
Dispersibility
PP fiber
Filament fiber

Color
Non-woven fiber
Spinnability
Dilutability

Staple fiber

Woven cloth

FIBC Bag / ground cloth UV / weatherability

Color / opacity
Dispersibility
Shading Net Mechanical strength
Plastic film and sheet application (non-conductive)
Color / opacity
Surface smoothness / quality
Packaging and lamination
UV / weatherability
Dispersibility
Color / opacity
General purpose / utility UV / weatherability
Dispersibility
Plastic molded parts (non-conductive)

Color
Molded parts for consumer products Surface smoothness
and industrial applications Dispersibility
Mechanical strength

Conductive and ESD applications

We offer CABELEC conductive compounds and concentrates to meet conductive and ESD needs. Please see our CABELEC product literature.
*For more details regarding the food contact compliance in various countries, please refer to the relevant Food Contact Statement that you can obtain through your Cabot representative .

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Suitable PLASBLAK® products

UN LL / HD PE PP PA EG PS SA EV

PE6318
LL3608
PE2772
LL4932
PE6269

PE2642, PE6343
PE2762, PE2772
PE2640, PE1851
PE6371
PE2640
PE1851
LL4897 PE4780

UN2014, UN2010
UN2005, UN6073 PE2718 SA3176
PA3785 EG3807
UN6361, UN2016, PE2772 SA6399
UN6452
UN2014, UN2010,
PA3785
UN6452
conductive and ESD needs. Please see the CABELEC product literature.

LL2590
LL6050
HD2776

PE2762, PE6269B
LL3608 PE6269, PE6285
PE6371

PE6370, PE6305
LL4752 PE6318, PE6249 PP6252
PE6269B

PE1371, PE2762
LL2590
PE6269
UN2014, UN2016,
EV1755
UN6452

PP6348
PP6348
PE2762 PP6403
PE2772 XP6403A
PP6204
PE6269B
PE6371

PE2772, PE6269B
PE6371
PE6249
PE6269B

PE6302, PE1371,
LL4897 PE6092, PE2762, PP6190 PS4054
LL3608 PE2772, PE2824, PP4623 XP6581A
PE6222
PE2772, PE2824
LL2754 PE6222, PE2605 PP6252
PE2648, PE6371

UN6361, UN2014 PE2813, PE4566

UN2010, UN2005 PE2718, PE2772 PS0469
PP6190 SA3176
UN6073, UN2016 LL3608 PE6228, PE6371 PA3785 EG3807 PS4054 EV1755
PP6252 XP6585A
UN2015, UN2017 PE6281, PE6285 XP6581A
UN2019, UN6452

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 Product naming convention: base resins and polymer compatibility

Masterbatch / polymer compatibility

PLASBLAK®
Base resin ABS & LDPE &
prefix PS HDPE PP PVC Other
SAN LLDPE
UN Resin with universal compatibility
LL Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) or
PE Linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE)
PP Polypropylene (PP)
PA Polyamide (PA) PA
PC, PA, PET, PBT,
EG Engineering resin
PMMA, POM, PPS
PS Polystyrene (PS)
SA Styrene acrylonitrile (SAN)
EV Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA)

= Most products with this prefix are compatible with the polymer
= Some products with this prefix are compatible with the polymer

This table provides general information about polymer compatibility, but is not exhaustive and some exceptions exist.
Regardless of product name, please confirm compatibility with your Cabot representative.

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Relative product performance

Our black masterbatches products provide customers with numerous
performance and processing benefits. Among these benefits, color,
UV / weatherability and processability are typically the primary selection
drivers. Relative color performance of select products in styrenic
systems is shown in Figures 1 and 2. For further information to help you
select the best product for your specific application, please contact
your Cabot representative.

Figure 1:
Styrenic-compatible PLASBLAK® black masterbatches

JETNESS COLOR PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

JETNESS PERFORMANCE

PS4054 UN2016, UN2017 UN2010 SA3176 UN2014, UN2015

Figure 2:
Styrenic-compatible PLASBLAK black masterbatches

TINTING STRENGTH COLOR PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

TINTING STRENGTH PERFORMANCE

PS4054 UN2016, UN2017 UN2010 SA3176 UN2014, UN2015

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Additional references
This PLASBLAK® Masterbatches Product Selection Guide provides high-level information about our PLASBLAK masterbatch
product offerings. For application-specific products, please refer to application guides available on cabotcorp.com or contact your
Cabot representative.

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The data and conclusions contained herein are based on work believed to be reliable, however, Cabot cannot and does not guarantee that similar results and/or conclusions will be obtained by others. This
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