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Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Our Sarnia plant is committed to upholding the highest standards in safety, health and environmental (SH&E) practices, while also striving to make a positive and lasting impact in our local community.
Built in 1953, our plant houses three manufacturing units that produce carbon blacks for elastomer reinforcement for our North American customers. With more than 100 employees, we are active in our community and participate in a variety of charitable initiatives throughout the year.
The safety of our employees, contractors, visitors and local community members is always our top priority. We participate in the Drive to Zero initiative, which reflects our goal of achieving zero recordable injuries worldwide.
Industry Outreach and Responsibility
Cabot is a regular supporter/participant in a number of local committees in Sarnia including:
- Sarnia Lambton Chamber of Commerce – an organization supporting Sarnia Lambton’s business community
- Clean Air Sarnia & Area (CASA) – provides information from Sarnia’s air monitoring network
- Bluewater Association of Safety, Environment and Sustainability (BASES) – an umbrella organization that works with the organizations below to encourage information exchange between industry and the community
- Sarnia-Lambton Environmental Association (SLEA) – monitors environmental conditions
- Sarnia-Lambton Community Awareness and Emergency Response (CAER) – coordinates response to safety related issues
- Industrial Education Cooperative (IEC) – a unique partnership of experts from education, labour, contractors, and industry to improve safety performance in our community. Through the Sarnia-Lambton Safety Partnership Model, the organization enables an injury-free culture by identifying and implementing opportunities to improve safety performance and efficiencies by collaborating in the development of safety standards and programs.
- Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC) – shares members’ stories with decision-makers at the federal and provincial levels to help shape public policy that supports innovation, investment, sustainability, jobs, and the environment
- Tire and Rubber Association of Canada (TRAC) – national trade association that strengthens and protects the reputation and competitiveness of the Canadian tire and rubber industry, with focus on government relations, sustainability, public education, industry data and networking
- Lambton College Program Advisory Committees – a leader in education and applied research with a mission to ensure student and community success
Caring For Our People and Communities
Donation to Bluewater Health’s Ryan’s House
Through the Cabot Foundation, we have donated $45,000, which is the first of three donations to support Ryan’s House, a temporary 12-bed withdrawal management stabilization and transitional facility in Sarnia.
The donation will help to offer care and will make it easier for those in need to get treatment and support close to home.
OBAA Award for Large Business of the Year 2024
Our team in Sarnia was recently awarded by the Sarnia Lambton Chamber of Commerce the Outstanding Business Achievement Award (OBAA) for Large Business of the Year.
The OBAA is the most recognized industry gala in Lambton County with a single focus on celebrating business success. This achievement is a testament to the dedication and hard work of our employees who continuously strive for safety excellence at our facility as well as participate in a variety of philanthropic programs that make a positive and lasting impact in our community.
United Way Workplace Campaign
Cabot Canada recently raised over $39,000 towards the 2024 United Way Sarnia-Lambton Campaign through employee donations and company matching.
Additionally, our employees volunteer annually at the United Way Day of Caring, a day that brings community together to complete jobs for local individuals and organizations that would otherwise be left undone due to health or monetary restrictions.
Pathways Health Centre For Children
Through the Cabot Foundation, we donated $30,000, which was the final of three donations to Pathways Health Centre For Children in support of the First Nation’s Therapy Program, which provides speech, occupational and physiotherapy to children and youth with special needs.
Furthermore, our employees supported Pathways through a Christmas in July therapeutic toy drive, which raised over $1,600 in donations for f much needed items for the facility. We are also an annual sponsor of the Pathway Health Centre’s charity golf tournament.
Good Shepherd’s Outstanding Contributor’s Award
Cabot Sarnia's partnership with the Inn of the Good Shepherd spans decades and we actively support a wide range of programs offered by the Inn to help meet the needs of those in our community.
Safe Employer
Cabot Sarnia was recently recognized as a Safe Employer under Supporting Ontario’s Safe Employers (SOSE) program.
We were recognized for our safety performance as well as overall Safety, Health, Environment and Sustainability program, and Responsible Care 14001 (RC14001) certification.
Vendor Managed Inventory Project
Employees in our Stores Department recognized the amount of cardboard box waste generated by the daily deliveries from various vendor managed inventory (VMI) suppliers and they proposed a sustainability partnership to implement the use of collapsible/returnable plastic bins.
Cabot Sarnia made a small, one-time investment of $575 to purchase and label the bins with Cabot logos. VMI suppliers now drop off the collapsible bins filled with stock and leave the site with the same count of bins from the empty pile for our next delivery. It is estimated that this initiative is replacing 36-40 cardboard boxes per week which equates to saving approximately 14 trees per year.
Cabot's Sustainability Goals
Sustainability is important to us. Through our commitment to operate responsibly, conserve resources and develop innovative performance materials, we will be relentless in our pursuit of solutions to the sustainability challenges of our customers, our communities and our world.
Cabot’s Sustainability Goals look at sustainability through three lens – customers, communities and the planet.
For more information see the "Our Sustainability Commitment" video.
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Cabot Sarnia is a facility
that manufactures carbon black. The use of carbon black dates back to prehistoric times including cave wall dwellings and objects from ancient Egypt.
Carbon black for rubber reinforcement was discovered in England in the early 1900s. It is currently one of the top 50 industrial chemicals and is used in tire rubber, plastics, inks, toners etc. The use of carbon black extends the life of rubber products and reduces our use of natural resources. Cabot is an important player in the circular economy helping industries reduce their waste and their impact on the environment.
Our Sarnia facility is able to use waste products from our industrial neighbours as input to our carbon black manufacturing process.
IMPROVEMENTS AT THE SARNIA FACILITY
Cabot will be making improvements to its Sarnia facility to reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and greenhouse gases. Both SO2 and greenhouse gases are by-products of processes that refine carbon material. These gases are emitted from various industries including, petroleum refineries, cement manufacturing and carbon black manufacturing.
In 2023, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change will be phasing in new SO2 air quality criteria to further improve air quality. Cabot is working on implementing its Sustainability Goals which includes targets for reducing these emissions in addition to complying with the new SO2 criteria.
Improvements at the Sarnia facility will specifically address the company’s Sustainability Goals related to:
- Engaging with and contributing to the local community
- Reducing emissions (i.e. greenhouse gas, SO2)
- Reducing water and energy use and eliminating manufacturing waste
- Being environmentally compliant at our facilities
- Investing in capital and technology projects that support our sustainable goals
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Proud member of the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada's Responsible Care® Commitment.
Learn moreWorking with the Sarnia Community
Over the coming months Cabot will be meeting with the Sarnia community and providing more information on our plans for improvements to do our part to reduce our environmental footprint and improve local air quality.
If you have questions please contact:
Dean Pearson, Facility General Manager
Cabot Canada Ltd.
800 Tashmoo Avenue
Sarnia, Ontario
N7T 7N4
dean.pearson@cabotcorp.com
PHONE: +1 519-339-8250
