Calgon Carbon commits $100 million to expand U.S. drinking water carbon reactivation capacity

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Calgon Carbon Corporation  has announced a major investment to strengthen U.S. drinking water treatment infrastructure, committing  nearly $100 million to expand carbon reactivation capacity at its facility in Columbus, Ohio . The project, backed by parent company Kuraray Co., Ltd., will add around 27 million pounds of annual reactivation capacity, with commissioning scheduled for the first quarter of 2028.

The expansion comes as utilities accelerate preparations to comply with federal limits on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency established maximum contaminant levels for PFOA, PFOS and other PFAS compounds in drinking water, with compliance required by April 2031.