Press Release

Calgon Carbon Announces Exchange of Convertible Notes into Common Stock

PITTSBURGH, PA  –  08/18/2009

Calgon Carbon Corporation (NYSE: CCC) announced that a holder of $6.0 million aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 5.00% Senior Convertible Notes due 2036 (Notes), has exchanged its Notes for approximately 1.2 million shares of Calgon Carbon common stock. This transaction represents the exchange of all remaining outstanding Notes that were originally issued in August 2006.

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

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