Calgon Carbon completes Texas expansion, nearly doubling activated carbon reactivation capacity

Pittsburgh-based Calgon Carbon has finished a multi-million-dollar expansion at its Crosby, Texas facility, nearly doubling the site's activated carbon reactivation capacity. The plant supports industrial customers across the Gulf Coast and is part of parent company Kuraray's U.S. manufacturing footprint. Thermal reactivation cleans spent activated carbon so it can be reused, which reduces waste and lowers treatment costs compared with buying virgin material. Company leaders describe the project as a long-term investment in domestic supply chains for water and air purification. The expansion also fits a circular economy model, since reactivated carbon extends the useful life of an essential industrial material. No specific capacity figures or investment totals were disclosed.