PITTSBURGH – Calgon Carbon Corp. announced June 25 that it intends to expand capacity at its Pearlington, Miss., plant – about 12 miles east of Slidell, La., near Bay St. Louis, Miss. - by adding a second virgin activated carbon production line. The expansion is expected to add 38 additional jobs. The estimated investment in the production line will be $185M. When completed, Calgon Carbon’s virgin granular activated carbon capacity will exceed 200M pounds annually. Calgon has been in discussions with the Mississippi Development Authority and the Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission regarding the project for months. A final board decision on the plant expansion was granted on June 24 by Kuraray Co., who completed its acquisition of Calgon Carbon in March 2018. "Aptly positioned on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Calgon Carbon's innovative products help industries and communities clean their air and water to protect our precious natural resources,” said Steve Schott, President/CEO. The south Mississippi plant sits on 100 acres within the Port Bienville Industrial Park and has 200,000 square feet of production space and 42 employees. Once expansion is completed in late 2022, the facility will be some 400,000 square feet and have 80 employees. The Commission and Port Bienville teams are “proud of our 30-year relationship with Calgon Carbon,” said Bill Cork, CEO of the Port and Harbor Commission. Calgon Carbon is a global manufacturer and distributor of coal-, wood- and coconut-based activated carbon products to meet challenging purification demands. Calgon operates 20 manufacturing, reactivation, innovation and equipment fabrication facilities in the U.S., Asia, and Europe, where Calgon Carbon is known as Chemviron. (Source: Calgon 06/25/20)
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