Manufacturer and recycler of activated carbons as well as provider of mobile filter and reactivation services for water, air and gas.
Chemviron S.A.
Feluy (BE) · Hattersheim (DE) · Ashton-in-Makerfield (GB) · Houghton-le-Spring (GB) · Manchester Region (GB) · Tipton (GB) · Legnago (IT) · Parentis-en-Born (FR) · Paris (FR) · Fredericia (DK) · MoonNew on Amplifa
About Chemviron
Chemviron is the European branch of Calgon Carbon Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Kuraray Group, with its European headquarters in Feluy, Belgium. The company produces granulated and pelletised activated carbons based on hard coal, coconut shells and wood, as well as impregnated speciality activated carbons and activated carbon cloth, and states that it is the world's largest producer of granulated activated carbon. A core business is the thermal high-temperature reactivation of spent activated carbon: in Feluy, Chemviron operates the world's largest reactivation facility with five multi-hearth furnaces and a capacity of over 50,000 tonnes per year; further reactivation centres exist in Tipton (UK) and Legnago (Italy). The portfolio is complemented by mobile activated carbon filters (CYCLESORB® for liquid phase, CYCLEVENT® for gas phase), rapid column tests, pilot plants and technical service. The solutions are used in drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment, soil remediation, biogas upgrading, air pollution control, gold recovery, and the food and pharmaceutical industries. With around 550 employees, Chemviron is responsible for Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
- Site
- B-7181 Feluy
- Processes
- Production of activated carbon (granulated, pelletised, powdered, coal-/coconut-/wood-/cloth-based), Thermal reactivation of spent activated carbon (high-temperature reactivation with, Mobile activated carbon filters (CYCLESORB® liquid phase, CYCLEVENT® gas phase), Plug and Purify, Impregnated speciality activated carbons (production), Activated carbon cloth production (Activated Carbon Cloth), Production of steam- and chemically activated wood carbons, Accelerated column testing and pilot plants for site evaluation, Activated carbon reactivation (thermal)
- Materials
- Activated carbon from hard coal (bituminous coal-based), Activated carbon from coconut shells, Activated carbon from wood, Activated Carbon Cloth, Activated carbon from bituminous hard coal, Wood-based activated carbon, Impregnated speciality activated carbons
- Founded
- 1970
- Employees
- 550
- Industries
- Drinking water treatment, Wastewater treatment, Soil remediation, Biogas & biomethane, Air pollution control (VOC, solvents, PFAS), Gold and metal recovery
- 01
Selection of raw materials (hard coal, coconut, wood)
- 02
Production of granulated, pelletised and powdered activated carbons
- 03
Production of impregnated speciality activated carbons and activated carbon
- 04
Column tests and pilot plants for design
- 05
Use in mobile filters (CYCLESORB®, CYCLEVENT®)
- 06
Thermal reactivation of the spent carbon
- 07
Reuse of the reactivated activated carbon
Materials and Products
Activated carbon from bituminous hard coal
Granulated and pelletised activated carbons for water, air and process applications.
Activated carbon from coconut shells
Coconut-based activated carbon for liquid and gas phase applications.
Wood-based activated carbon
Steam- and chemically activated wood carbons, produced in Parentis-en-Born.
Activated Carbon Cloth
Activated carbon in cloth form for speciality applications, produced in the Cloth Division near Durham.
Impregnated speciality activated carbons
Chromium-free impregnated carbons for military applications and industrial respiratory protection.
Sites
Feluy
BEEuropean headquarters, world's largest reactivation facility, main service centre of the mobile filter fleet
- Materials
- Hard coal-, coconut-, wood-based activated carbon
- 5 multi-hearth reactivation furnaces (> 50,000 t/year)
- Mobile filter service centre (CYCLESORB®, CYCLEVENT®)
- Technical service and quality laboratory
Tipton
GBReactivation centre
- Thermal reactivation facility
Legnago
ITSubsidiary Chemviron Italia S.r.l. with reactivation centre
- Thermal reactivation facility
Manchester Region
GBProduction of impregnated speciality activated carbons
- Materials
- Impregnated activated carbons
Houghton-le-Spring
GBCloth Division – production of activated carbon cloth
- Materials
- Activated carbon cloth
Parentis-en-Born
FRProduction plant for wood-based activated carbons
- Materials
- Wood-based activated carbon
Hattersheim
DESales office Chemviron Carbon GmbH
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production of activated carbon (granulated, pelletised, powdered, coal-/coconut-/wood-/cloth-based)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Activated carbon |
| Thermal reactivation of spent activated carbon (high-temperature reactivation withHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | Activated carbon |
| Mobile activated carbon filters (CYCLESORB® liquid phase, CYCLEVENT® gas phase), Plug and PurifyEngineering | – | – | – | – | Activated carbon |
| Impregnated speciality activated carbons (production)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Activated carbon |
| Activated carbon cloth production (Activated Carbon Cloth)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Activated carbon cloth |
| Production of steam- and chemically activated wood carbonsEngineering | – | – | – | – | Wood-based activated carbon |
| Accelerated column testing and pilot plants for site evaluationTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
7 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-hearth reactivation furnace | Chemviron | 5 | Feluy capacity > 50,000 t/year | – | Feluy, Belgium |
| Reactivation centre (thermal reactivation) | Chemviron | – | – | – | Tipton, UK; Legnago, Italy |
| Activated carbon production plant (impregnated activated carbons) | Chemviron | – | – | – | near Manchester, UK |
| Activated carbon cloth production (Cloth Division) | Chemviron | – | – | – | near Durham, UK |
| Activated carbon production plant (steam- and chemically activated wood carbon) | Chemviron | – | – | – | Parentis-en-Born, France |
| Technical service and quality control laboratory | Chemviron | – | – | – | Belgium, France, Italy, UK |
| Mobile carbon filter fleet (service centre) | Chemviron CYCLESORB®, CYCLEVENT® | – | – | – | Feluy, Belgium (main service centre); Italy, Denmark, UK |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1942
Pittsburgh Coke & Chemical develops bituminous hard coal-based activated carbon for military respiratory protection – origin of Calgon Carbon.
- 1955
Introduction of the Pittsburgh Pulse Bed System, the first activated carbon system for sugar decolourisation.
- 1960
Pioneering use of granular carbon in drinking water treatment.
- 1965
Pittsburgh Activated Carbon Company is acquired by Calgon Corporation.
- 1968
Calgon Corporation is acquired by Merck & Co.
- 1970
Foundation of Chemviron S.A. headquartered in Brussels.
- 1971
First documented GAC use in European water treatment (>1000 m³, Scandinavia); start of reactivation in Grays, UK.
- 1976
Start of reactivation for Continental Europe at the Feluy site.
- 1984
Introduction of the liquid-phase mobile filter service in Europe.
- 1985
Calgon Carbon becomes independent through a management buyout.
- 1990
Development of chromium-free impregnated activated carbons for military and industrial applications.
- 1991
First FILTRASORB 400 installation for atrazine removal.
- 1993
Exclusive distribution rights for the sandwich filter technology of Thames Water Utilities.
- 1995
Introduction of the catalytic Centaur activated carbons.
- 1996
Acquisition of ISEP (Advanced Separation Technologies) and Charcoal Cloth (International) Ltd.
- 1997
Introduction of the gas-phase mobile filter service in Europe.
- 2022
Fifth reactivation furnace in Feluy opened; capacity increases to over 50,000 t/year.