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Cabot Acquires Mexico Carbon Manufacturing

On August 4, 2025, Cabot acquired chemicals company Mexico Carbon Manufacturing from Bridgestone

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cabot’s 6th transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Cabot’s 2nd transaction in Mexico.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2025-08-04
Target Mexico Carbon Manufacturing
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Cabot
Sellers(s) Bridgestone
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Mexico Carbon Manufacturing

Tamaulipas, Mexico
Mexico Carbon Manufacturing provides reinforcing carbon products for tire manufacturing and industrial applications. Mexico Carbon Manufacturing is based in Tamaulipas, Mexico.

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Buyer

Cabot

Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Category Company
Founded 1882
Sector Chemicals
Employees4,151
Revenue 4.0B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Cabot is a specialty chemicals and performance materials company. Cabot's principal products are rubber and specialty-grade carbon blacks, fumed metal oxides, inkjet colorants, aerogel, cesium formate drilling fluids, and activated carbon. Cabot was founded in 1882 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 8
Sector: Chemicals M&A 6 of 6
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 4 of 4
Country: Mexico M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-29 Norit Activated Carbon

Amersfoort, Netherlands

Norit Activated Carbon is a supplier of purification technologies primarily serving the water and beverage markets, offering components and systems for every part of the water value chain. Norit Activated Carbon was founded in 1918 and is based in Amersfoort, Netherlands.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Bridgestone

Tokyo, Japan
Category Company
Founded 1931
Sector Automotive
Employees121,464
Revenue 4.43T JPY (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Bridgestone's corporate headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.
Bridgestone's corporate headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.

Bridgestone is a global tire and rubber company offering a wide range of tires for various vehicles, including cars, trucks, motorcycles, and agricultural equipment. Bridgestone was formed in 1931 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Chemicals M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Mexico M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-06-25 Transense Technologies - iTrack Solutions Business

Green Bicester, United Kingdom

Transense Technologies PLC' iTrack Solutions Business is a provider of tire management solutions for the off-the-road (OTR) vehicle market. The business offers a comprehensive tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) specially designed for mining tires.

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