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CALGON CARBON CP, (CCC) Stock Research Free Stock Rating
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Calgon Carbon Corporation offers products and services for the purification, separation, and concentration of liquids and gases primarily in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Activated Carbon and Service, Equipment, and Consumer. The Activated Carbon and Service segment produces and sells a range of activated, impregnated or acid washed carbons, in powdered, granular, or pellet form. The activated carbon is a porous material that removes organic compounds from liquids and gases through adsorption process. The Equipment segment designs and sells equipment systems, which employ activated carbon and ion exchange resins for purification, separation, and concentration, as well as proprietary Ionic Separator (ISEP) continuous ion exchange units for the purification of various products in the food, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries. The ISEP units are also used to remove nitrate and perchlorate contaminants from drinking water. This segment also offers CSEP, a continuous chromatographic separation system for applications in the food, pharmaceutical, and fine chemicals markets. In addition, the Equipment segment offers Sentinel drinking water disinfection product line, which is designed to protect municipal drinking water supplies from pathogens, such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia, as well as provides the C3 Series open-channel wastewater disinfection product line for municipal wastewater disinfection. The Consumer segment products include charcoal, which is used for barbecue grilling by consumers and restaurants; liquids that are recovered and purified during the process of charcoal production, and sold to the retail and industrial markets; and carbon cloth, which is primarily sold to the medical and specialty markets. This segment offers PreZerve storage products that use technically fitted carbon cloth to protect and preserve valuables and keepsakes from deterioration; and Purrfectly Fresh, which is a pet odor eliminator that uses activated carbon crystals to adsorb odors safely and naturally. The company is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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