Press Release

Calgon Carbon Launches Newly Redesigned Website to Support Customer Ease of Use

PITTSBURGH, PA  –  01/28/2013

Calgon Carbon Corporation (NYSE: CCC) is pleased to announce the launch of its revitalized website.

Upon first glance, the new CalgonCarbon.com boasts a refreshed, modern design.  Functional improvements were made to reflect the company’s commitment to offering the highest quality products and customer service in the water and air purification market by streamlining the visitor experience. The service-driven site now offers improved, intuitive navigation via a search of “product & services” or “market & applications.” The site also features a “Find A Solution” tab that guides users to the right product to fit their needs.

“Our customers were a key motivator for us throughout this process,” says Randy Dearth, president and chief executive officer of Calgon Carbon. “This new site serves as a dynamic hub where visitors searching for solutions can easily learn about the products and services we offer, and markets and applications we serve. We also gave it a clean, sleek look that better reflects both our industry and way of doing business.”

Calgon Carbon is also working toward the inclusion of an online ordering system to unify the ordering process and keep in sync with today’s technologically savvy customer.

Calgon Carbon Corporation, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a global leader in services and solutions for making water and air safer and cleaner.

For more information about Calgon Carbon’s leading activated carbon and ultraviolet technology solutions for municipalities and industries, visit calgoncarbon.dev.

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