Investopedia: Cabot - Higher Risk, But Greater Opportunities

Not many North American companies want to be in the commodity chemicals business anymore, and more and more of that business has migrated to countries such as China, India and Brazil. So, like many other chemical companies, Cabot (NYSE:CBT) has worked hard to remake itself into more of a specialty chemical company with differentiated products. Global sluggishness isn't helping the business at the moment, and the combination of elevated debt and historically unimpressive margins are risk factors, but changes in how the company does business could lead to better long-term results.

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