# Calgon Carbon expands Mississippi activated carbon plant

Calgon Carbon announced a $185 million expansion of its Pearlington, Mississippi plant, adding a second virgin activated carbon production line. The expansion will increase capacity by 50 million pounds per year and create 38 new jobs, with completion expected in late 2022.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-06-25
- Where: Pearlington, Mississippi, United States
- Value: $185.0M
- Jobs: 38
- Starts operating: 2022
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 50 million pounds per year
- Products: granular activated carbon
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Calgon Carbon](https://endata.com/companies/19896.md)
- [Kuraray](https://endata.com/companies/2973.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [calgoncarbon.com](https://www.calgoncarbon.com/media/press-releases/2020-25-06/calgon-carbon-expands-mississippi-activated-carbon-plant/), 2020-06-25: "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."
- [areadevelopment.com](https://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/6-26-2020/calgon-carbon-corporation-port-bienville-industrial-park-pearlington-mississippi.shtml), 2020-06-26: "This expansion enables our activated carbon products to be more broadly used to clean the world’s air and water on an even larger scale."

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