Calgon Carbon Awarded $55 Million Contract for Mercury Removal

A major U.S. power generator has awarded a contract to Calgon Carbon Corp. of Pittsburgh, Pa., to supply its powdered activated carbon to remove mercury from the flue gas of coal-fired power plants in the Midwest.

Under terms of the guaranteed contract, the customer has agreed to purchase a minimum amount of activated carbon valued at $55 million over the next five years.

Fluepac MC+ and Fluepac CF+ activated carbons were specifically developed to remove mercury from power plant flue gas.