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History and Timeline of Activated Carbon Giant <br />Page 1 of 6 <br />Investors I Corporate Governance I Products A-Z I Careers I Contact <br />_ / 1 <br />CalgonCarbon- <br />LV17� <br />F:*1 <br />Pure Water. Clean Air. Better World. <br />APPLICATIONS I PRODUCTS <br />MEDIA CENTER <br />Calgon Carbon History <br />Search <br />Submi <br />BETTER WORLD <br />When the United States entered World War II, coconut shells were the raw material used to produce <br />granular activated carbon, the filtering agent in military gas masks. Faced with a shortage of this <br />crucial war material, the government asked Pittsburgh Coke and Chemical to develop a substitute <br />from a native material. In 1942, the Company produced an activated carbon product using <br />bituminous coal, and that was the beginning of the firm now known as Calgon Carbon Corporation. <br />Throughout history, Calgon Carbon has been a pioneer in creating new activated carbon products, <br />systems and services from the infancy stages to the current global industry. The Company currently <br />offers carbon technologies used in over 700 distinct market applications from purifying air and <br />drinking water, to purifying foods and pharmaceuticals, to separating gas and removing mercury <br />emissions from coal -powered electrical facilities. As a leader in the activated carbon industry and with <br />ultraviolet light disinfection and oxidation expertise, Calgon Carbon Corporation has originated <br />http://www.calgoncarbon.com/about/history/ 3/9/2017 <br />