Calgon Carbon announces $185M project in Hancock County

Calgon Carbon, manufacturer of activated carbon products, is increasing production capacity at Port Bienville in Hancock County.

Calgon carbon, manufacturer of- - - - activated carbon products, is - increasing production capacity- at port bienville in- hancock county.

The project - represents a corporate- investment of $185 million and- is creating 38 jobs.- - - - calgon carbon, and its parent - company, kuraray, - manufacture coal, wood, and - coconut-based activated carbon- products to meet the water and- air purification- demands of their customers- worldwide.- the company is adding a new - production line at its bay st.- louis facility and increasing - production space from - 200,000 square feet to 400,000- square feet.- the expansion also will increas- calgon carbon's total - annual production capacity to - more than 200-million - pounds of granular activated- carbon.

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Tate reeves tell us how- this benefits the community.- - "calgon carbon's innovative - products- help industries and communities- clean their air and water to- protect our precious- natural resources.

This - significant expansion will- further boost production- capacity, increasing investment- in our natural resources for- future generations, by- tapping into our skilled- workforce and creating 38 new - jobs, i'm excited to see- more mississippians get to work- and help make these important - products that are used- across our great nation and - across the globe" - - - -