Cabot Norit Activated Carbon Awarded New Contract for Mercury Removal Solution
Midwestern U.S. Electric Utility to Utilize Cabot’s DARCO® Hg Family of Mercury Control Products to Address EPA’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standard (MATS) Mandate
Mercury is released into boiler flue gas when coal is burned to generate
electricity. With over 50 percent of mercury emissions in the U.S.
coming from coal-fired power plants, the
Under this contract that begins in 2015, Cabot will supply DARCO Hg,
DARCO Hg-LH and DARCO Hg-LH Extra powdered activated carbon products to
be used for 100 percent of this utility’s requirements at thirteen
boilers in the Midwestern utility’s service area through 2016. With the
addition of this contract, Cabot’s DARCO Hg family of products for
mercury control has been selected for use in over 70 units throughout
the U.S. and
“With the MATS implementation date approaching, contracting activities
for activated carbon are accelerating and we are pleased to have been
awarded this contract,” said
Cabot Norit Activated Carbon is recognized as the world’s technology leader in mercury removal from flue gas. Cabot commercially supplies its DARCO Hg family of products, the leading suite of activated carbon products for mercury removal, to treat the mercury emitted from numerous coal-fired utilities that rely on activated carbon to meet current state and provincial regulations. Combined with Cabot’s technical expertise, the DARCO Hg family of products help customers achieve the lowest total cost of mercury removal.
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