Calgon Carbon announces labor agreement at Neville Island plant

Calgon Carbon Corp. has reached agreement for a three-year labor contract with a unit of Local 5032-15 of the U.S. Steelworkers of America, which represents about 60 employees at the company's Neville Island, Pa., activated carbon manufacturing plant. The contract is effective Feb. 1 and will expire on Feb. 1, 2008. It provides for wage improvements over its term...

Feb. 2, 2005

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 31, 2005 (PRNewswire-FirstCall) -- Calgon Carbon Corp. has reached agreement for a three-year labor contract with a unit of Local 5032-15 of the U.S. Steelworkers of America, which represents about 60 employees at the company's Neville Island, Pa., activated carbon manufacturing plant. The contract is effective Feb. 1 and will expire on Feb. 1, 2008. It provides for wage improvements over its term.

Commenting on the contract, John S. Stanik, Calgon Carbon's president and CEO said, "I am very pleased that we have reached an agreement with our Neville Island workers that represents the interests of both the employees and the company."

Calgon Carbon Corp. (www.calgoncarbon.com), based in Pittsburgh, Pa., is a global leader in services and solutions for making air and water cleaner and safer. The company employs approximately 1,200 people at 18 operating facilities and 27 sales and service centers worldwide.

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