# Calgon Carbon awarded $15.4M for expansion at Port Bienville Facility

Calgon Carbon Corporation was awarded up to $15.4 million from the U.S. Government under the Defense Production Act Title III Program to construct a manufacturing facility at its Pearl River plant in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The award became effective September 21, 2016, construction is expected to begin in January 2018, and the new capability is expected to be operational by March 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2016-09-21
- Where: Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States
- Value: $15.4M
- Jobs: 43
- Starts operating: Mar 2019
- Status: announced
- Products: activated carbon products, military personal protection equipment, collective protection equipment
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Calgon Carbon](https://endata.com/companies/19896.md)
- [United States Department of Defense](https://endata.com/companies/19128.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [cooperativeenergy.com](https://cooperativeenergy.com/calgon-carbon-awarded-15-4m-as-part-of-the-dpa-program-allows-for-expansion-at-port-bienville-facility/), 2017-06-15: "The award allows for the construction of a manufacturing facility at the Company’s Pearl River plant in Bay St. Louis, MS, which will provide the capability to assure uninterrupted supply of the critical military materials."

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