New Norit DARCO® product to help major
Northeast utility company meet state regulations for mercury emissions
MARSHALL, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2013--
Cabot
Corporation’s (NYSE: CBT) Purification Solutions Segment has
received a contract to provide Norit DARCO®
Hg-LH EXTRA activated carbon to one of the largest power generating
facilities in New England. The contract is valued at up to $5 million
and will allow the major Northeast utility to meet state regulations for
mercury emissions.
Mercury is a natural element that is released into boiler flue gas when
coal is burned. Many U.S. states have established regulations and
standards to reduce mercury emissions as it can create health issues
such as mercury contamination of consumable fish. In addition, the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has promulgated federal mercury
emission levels in the Mercury and Air Toxics Standard that will take
effect April 2015. As such, many utility companies are utilizing
activated carbon to meet compliance requirements today and tomorrow in
the most cost-efficient way.
“For over 20 years we have leveraged our deep mercury removal expertise
to deliver new and innovative products for the power generation
industry,” said Bart Kalkstein, vice president and general manager,
Global Emission Control Technologies, Cabot Purification Solutions. “We
understand the complex requirements of our customers to not only meet
compliance standards, but do so in a cost-effective manner. This new
contract validates the effectiveness of our newest state-of-the-art
activated carbon products to address the latest challenges in mercury
removal today and in the future.”
Norit, acquired by Cabot Corporation in July 2012, is recognized as the
world’s technology leader in mercury removal from flue gas. Norit DARCO
Hg-LH EXTRA is the newest product in the Norit DARCO Hg family of
mercury control products. It is a premium impregnated sorbent resulting
from Norit’s ongoing research and development efforts to provide the
coal fired utility industry the lowest total cost of mercury compliance.
Norit DARCO Hg-LH EXTRA has proven to achieve greater than 90 percent
mercury removal from flue gas at activated carbon injection rates of up
to 40 percent lower than Norit’s own industry benchmark product.
About Cabot Corporation
Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a global specialty chemicals and
performance materials company, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
The company is the world’s No. 1 producer of rubber
and specialty
carbons, activated
carbon, inkjet
colorants and cesium
formate drilling fluids and has market-leading positions in fumed
silica, aerogel,
and elastomer
composites. For more information on Cabot, please visit the
company’s website at: http://www.cabotcorp.com.
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Source: Cabot Corporation
Cabot Corporation
Vanessa Craigie, 617-342-6015
Corporate
Communications
Vanessa.apicerno@cabotcorp.com
or
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McCormick, 800-641-9245
Marketing Manager
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