PITTSBURGH, PA, June 29 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —
• New production line will increase capacity by 50 million pounds of granular activated carbon per year
• Expansion estimated for completion in late-2022
• Creates 38 new jobs
Calgon Carbon Corporation today announced that it intends to expand capacity at its Pearlington, Mississippi plant by adding a second virgin activated carbon production line. The expansion is expected to add 38 jobs at the plant when complete. The estimated investment in the additional production line will be $185 million. When completed, Calgon Carbon’s virgin granular activated carbon capacity will exceed 200 million pounds per year.