Pittsburgh-based Calgon Carbon Corporation announced the completion of the multi-million-dollar expansion of its facility in Crosby, Texas.
Officials with the company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuraray Co., Ltd., said the expansion and enhancement effort would nearly double the site’s reactivated carbon output capacity and strengthen the company’s ability to serve industrial customers across the Gulf Coast. The investment will also strengthen U.S. manufacturing, the company said, and environmental infrastructure.
“The strength of American industry is deeply connected to the Gulf Coast, and our Crosby operation is a vital part of that ecosystem,” Steve Schott, president and CEO of Calgon Carbon, said. “With Kuraray’s support, this investment expands our reactivation capacity and strengthens the domestic infrastructure needed to meet growing demand. We’re investing for the long term in the technology, people and capabilities that will define the future of our industry.”
The expansion of reactivation capacity advances a circular approach to activated carbon, which extends the useful life of an essential purification material while reducing waste, lowering overall treatment costs and strengthening the supply chain, the company said.
Officials with the company also said the expansion is the latest investment in Calgon Carbon’s growing U.S. operations and builds on the company’s presence in Texas. Strategically located in a key American industrial region, the Crosby facility serves as a base along the Gulf Coast for Calgon Carbon’s activated carbon reactivation operations.
“This is a real step change for our Gulf Coast customers. By nearly doubling our reactivation capacity at Crosby, we can keep more carbon working, cut waste and treatment costs, and give customers a reliable domestic supply they can count on. Demand is growing, and we intend to stay ahead of it,” Jenalle Brewer, Executive Vice President of Calgon Carbon, said.
Activated carbon is used in a wide range of applications to capture contaminants and support purification processes. Through Calgon Carbon’s thermal reactivation process, spent activated carbon can be restored for reuse, reducing waste and advancing sustainability while strengthening the supply chain, officials said.