Calgon Carbon Corp.

History

Year	Detail
1942	Pittsburgh Coke & Chemical Company, Inc. pioneers the development of coal-based granular activated carbon for use in military protection.
1955	The "Pittsburgh Pulse Bed" system is introduced – the first activated carbon system for sugar decolorization.
1960	The Activated Carbon Division of Pittsburgh Coke and Chemical pioneers the use of granular activated carbon in drinking water treatment.
1962	The Activated Carbon Division reaches a major milestone when 40,000 pounds of bituminous coal-based granular activated carbon is installed for the Virginia-American Water Co., a subsidiary of the American Water Works Service Company.
1965	Pittsburgh Activated Carbon Company (formerly Pittsburgh Coke & Chemical) is acquired by Calgon Corporation.
1967	Calgon Corporation is reorganized into six autonomous divisions, including the Pittsburgh Activated Carbon Company.
1968	Calgon Corporation was acquired by Merck and Co., Inc.
1970	Chemviron, S.A, headquartered in Brussels, is established to market water pollution control systems, products and engineering services in Europe.
1978	A joint venture is formed with Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. and Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
1985	Calgon Carbon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merck and Co., Inc., is acquired by its management through a leveraged buyout.
1987	Calgon Carbon completes the initial public offering of common stock.
1991	Calgon Carbon is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), trading under the symbol CCC.
1996	It has acquired the perox-pure business operations of Vulcan Peroxidation Systems, Inc., (Tucson, Arizona), and Solarchem Enterprises, Inc., (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), also acquired Advanced Separation Technologies Incorporated (Lakeland, Florida) and Charcoal Cloth (International) Ltd., a British manufacturer of activated carbon in cloth form.
1997	Singapore-based marketing subsidiary Calgon Carbon Asia is formed, serving customers in Korea, Taiwan, the People's Republic of China, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand and India.
1998	Calgon Carbon launched two distinct products: Sentinel ultraviolet (UV) disinfection system for the inactivation of Cryptosporidium and ISEP continuous ion exchange system for perchlorate removal.
2002	Calgon Carbon Corporation expands in Asia, starting up a manufacturing plant in China and forming a joint venture with Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation of Tokyo, Japan, to produce and sell activated carbon and related services throughout Japan.
2004	The company has acquired Waterlink Specialty Products, known as Barnebey Sutcliffe in the United States, and Sutcliffe Speakman in Europe, to enhance capabilities in carbon reactivation, impregnation and on-site services.
2005	Calgon Carbon Corporation and C. Gigantic Carbon (Gigantic) form a joint-venture company to provide carbon reactivation services to the Thailand market. The new company, Calgon Carbon (Thailand) Ltd. begins operation.
2007	First contract for FLUEPAC powdered activated carbon for treatment of mercury in flue gas streams from coal-fired electric power plant is signed and secured.
2010	Calgon Carbon acquired two companies: the firm Zwicky Denmark and Sweden, service providers and long-term distributors of Chemivron Carbon’s activated carbon products, and purchases the outstanding stock of Hyde Marine Inc., a manufacturer of systems that utilize filters and UV technology to treat marine ballast water.
2011	The acquisition of Calgon Carbon Japan KK (CCJ), the former joint venture between Calgon Carbon Corporation and Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, is completed.
2016	Calgon Carbon Completes Acquisition of the European Activated Carbon and Filter Aid Business from CECA, a Subsidiary of Arkema Group
2020	The company has added an Additional Activated Carbon Recycling Furnace in Belgium and also expanded the Mississippi Activated Carbon Plant.
2021	Calgon Carbon sold the Ultraviolet Technologies (UVT) Business to De Nora.
2024	Calgon Carbon acquired the Industrial Reactivated Carbon Business from Sprint Environmental Services, LLC.