8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
January 5, 2010

CALGON CARBON CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-10776	25-0530110
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

P.O. Box 717, Pittsburgh, PA 15230-0717	15230-0717
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (412) 787-6700

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o     Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o     Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o     Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o     Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 5, 2010, the Company announced that its subsidiaries Calgon Carbon Investments, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“CCI”) and Chemviron Carbon ApS, a Danish company (“Chemviron Carbon”) had consummated the acquisition of certain defined assets in Denmark and of the shares of a Swedish company under the terms and conditions of that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement by and among Zwicky A/S (formerly Flemming Zwicky ApS and Zwicky Spedition ApS), a company organized under the laws of Denmark (the “Seller”), CCI and Chemviron Carbon (the “Purchasers”) and Flemming Zwicky Holding ApS, a company organized under the laws of Denmark and the Company (the “Guarantors”) and the related Share Purchase Agreement between the Seller and CCI and the related Danish Asset Transfer Agreement between the Seller and Chemviron Carbon. A copy of the Company’s press release with respect to this announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

On January 7, 2010, the Company announced that it had been awarded four contracts to supply activated carbon to control mercury emissions. A copy of the Company’s press release with respect to this announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are being filed pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K and General Instruction B2 to this Form 8-K:

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated January 5, 2010
99.2	Press Release dated January 7, 2010

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	CALGON CARBON CORPORATION (Registrant)
Date: January 7, 2010	/s/ Richard D. Rose
	(Signature)
	Richard D. Rose Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

CALGON CARBON ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF ZWICKY DENMARK AND SWEDEN

PITTSBURGH, PA — January 5, 2010 — Calgon Carbon Corporation (NYSE: CCC) and its European operation, Chemviron Carbon, announced today the acquisition of Zwicky Denmark and Sweden, long-term distributors of Chemviron Carbon’s activated carbon products and providers of services associated with the reactivation of activated carbon. Zwicky Denmark and Sweden had sales of EUR 3.1 million ($4.2 million) in 2008.

Commenting on the acquisition, Kees Majoor, Calgon Carbon’s senior vice president — Asia and Europe, said, “Since the Zwicky companies have been Chemviron Carbon’s exclusive distributor of its activated carbon products and provider of its mobile filter technology through a service center in Kolding, Denmark, the acquisition is an excellent fit with our existing operations. The acquisition is also consistent with our strategic initiatives to accelerate sales growth in Denmark, Norway and Sweden and to expand our service capabilities in Europe.”

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

This news release contains historical information and forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements typically contain words such as “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” or similar words indicating that future outcomes are uncertain. Statements looking forward in time, including statements regarding future growth and profitability, price increases, cost savings, broader product lines, enhanced competitive posture and acquisitions, are included in the company’s most recent Annual Report pursuant to the “safe harbor” provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. They involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the company’s actual results in future periods to be materially different from any future performance suggested herein. Further, the company operates in an industry sector where securities values may be volatile and may be influenced by economic and other factors beyond the company’s control. Some of the factors that could affect future performance of the company are higher energy and raw material costs, costs of imports and related tariffs, labor relations, capital and environmental requirements, changes in foreign currency exchange rates, borrowing restrictions, validity of patents

and other intellectual property, and pension costs. In the context of the forward-looking information provided in this news release, please refer to the discussions of risk factors and other information detailed in, as well as the other information contained in the company’s most recent Annual Report.

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EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

CALGON CARBON AWARDED CONTRACTS FOR MERCURY REMOVAL

PITTSBURGH, PA — January 7, 2010 — Calgon Carbon Corporation (NYSE: CCC) announced today that it has been awarded four contracts to supply FLUEPAC^® activated carbon to control mercury emissions. The contracts range in length from one to five years and are valued at $34.0 million cumulatively.

Three of the contracts are with U.S. electric power generators, one of which was secured through BRENNTAG Pacific Inc., a distributor of Calgon Carbon’s products and services in North America. Under terms of the agreements, Calgon Carbon will supply FLUEPAC^® to coal-fired power plants in the mid-atlantic, midwestern, and western regions of the U.S. All three contracts can be extended beyond their initial terms.

The fourth contract is for removal of mercury from the flue gas of a cement plant. Calgon Carbon expects that the U.S. EPA will promulgate and finalize regulations in 2010 that will require the cement industry in the United States to control its mercury emissions.

Commenting on the announcement, Robert P. O’Brien, Calgon Carbon’s senior vice president — Americas, said, “We are pleased that three electric power companies have selected our FLUEPAC^® powdered activated carbon to meet their requirements for mercury removal. As this market continues to expand, we look forward to providing these products to other power companies.

Also, we are very pleased to have been chosen to supply activated carbon to a cement manufacturing company for mercury control. We believe that this is the first contract for on-going carbon supply for mercury removal at a cement plant in the United States.”

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

This news release contains historical information and forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements typically contain words such as “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” or similar words indicating that future outcomes are uncertain. Statements looking forward in time, including statements regarding future growth and profitability, price increases, cost savings, broader product lines, enhanced competitive posture and acquisitions, are included in the company’s most recent Annual Report pursuant to the “safe harbor” provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. They involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the company’s actual results in future periods to be materially different from any future performance suggested herein. Further, the company operates in an industry sector where securities values may be volatile and may be influenced by economic and other factors beyond the company’s control. Some of the factors that could affect future performance of the company are higher energy and raw material costs, costs of imports and related tariffs, labor relations, capital and environmental requirements, changes in foreign currency exchange rates, borrowing restrictions, validity of patents and other intellectual property, and pension costs. In the context of the forward-looking information provided in this news release, please refer to the discussions of risk factors and other information detailed in, as well as the other information contained in the company’s most recent Annual Report.

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