In 2002 the company opened a manufacturing plant in China. The company also formed a joint venture with Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation to manufacture and market products in Japan. Waterlink Specialty Products (Sutcliffe Speakman in Europe and Barnebey Sutcliffe in the United States) was acquired in 2004. Calgon Carbon entered in a joint venture with C. Gigantic Carbon (Gigantic) in 2006, forming Calgon Carbon (Thailand) Ltd. to expand into Thailand. In 2007 the company secured its first contract for its FLUEPAC product, a form of powdered activated carbon for treatment of mercury in flue gas streams.