Kuraray Co. announces that Belgium-based Chemviron S.A., which is the European base of its U.S.-based subsidiary Calgon Carbon Corporation, finished expanding and running test operations of the reactivated carbon production facilities at its Feluy Plant and has commenced full-scale operations.

Produced from such materials as bituminous coal and coconut shells, activated carbon is a class of carbon substrate with numerous micropores. Activated carbon can be used in a wide variety of applications, depending on the size and shape of its micropores.

Kuraray acquired Calgon Carbon in 2018. A worldwide leader in the manufacture of bituminous coal-based activated carbon, Calgon Carbon also boasts a top global position in the business of reactivating used activated carbon. The performance of used activated carbon is restored through high-heat treatment. The plant in Feluy, Belgium, came on line in 1974 and is the core plant of the reactivation business in Europe.

This expansion of the industrial-use reactivated carbon production facilities at the Feluy Plant in Belgium will enhance Calgon Carbon’s framework for providing a stable global supply of activated carbon and facilitate solutions to environmental issues. Belgium production capacity expansion is of 11,000 tons per year.