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EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned directors and officers of Cabot Corporation, hereby
severally constitute and appoint Robert Rothberg and Sarah W. Saunders, and each
of them, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to (i) sign for us and in
our names in the capacities indicated below Annual Reports on Form 10-K pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 of Cabot
Corporation for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1998, and any and all
amendments thereto, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may
be signed by our said attorneys, or any of them, to said Reports and to any and
all amendments to said Reports; and (ii) to file such Reports and amendments
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and with applicable stock exchanges
on behalf of Cabot Corporation.
WITNESS our hands and common seal on the date set forth below.
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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/s/ SAMUEL W. BODMAN Director, Chairman and Chief November 13, 1998
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Samuel W. Bodman
/s/ KENNETT F. BURNES Director and President November 13, 1998
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Kennett F. Burnes
/s/ ROBERT L. CULVER Executive Vice President and November 13, 1998
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Robert L. Culver
/s/ WILLIAM T. ANDERSON Controller November 13, 1998
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William T. Anderson
/s/ JANE C. BRADLEY Director November 13, 1998
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Jane C. Bradley
/s/ JOHN G.L. CABOT Director November 13, 1998
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John G.L. Cabot
/s/ JOHN S. CLARKESON Director November 13, 1998
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John S. Clarkeson
/s/ ARTHUR L. GOLDSTEIN Director November 13, 1998
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Arthur L. Goldstein
/s/ ROBERT P. HENDERSON Director November 13, 1998
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Robert P. Henderson
/s/ ARNOLD S. HIATT Director November 13, 1998
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Arnold S. Hiatt
/s/ GAUTAM S. KAJI Director November 13, 1998
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Gautam S. Kaji
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SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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/s/ JOHN H. MCARTHUR Director November 13, 1998
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John H. McArthur
/s/ RODERICK C.G. MACLEOD Director November 13, 1998
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Roderick C.G. MacLeod
/s/ JOHN F. O'BRIEN Director November 13, 1998
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John F. O'Brien
/s/ DAVID V. RAGONE Director November 13, 1998
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David V. Ragone
/s/ CHARLES P. SIESS, JR. Director November 13, 1998
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Charles P. Siess, Jr.
/s/ MORRIS TANENBAUM Director November 13, 1998
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Morris Tanenbaum
/s/ LYDIA W. THOMAS Director November 13, 1998
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Lydia W. Thomas
/s/ MARK S. WRIGHTON Director November 13, 1998
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Mark S. Wrighton