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August 27, 2025

VIENNA, FRANKFURT and DUNNELLON, FL – July 18, 2016 – Donau Carbon GmbH, a global producer and distributor of activated carbon products, and subsidiary of Donau Chemie AG, Vienna, has announced the merger of its US activities with Standard Purification, an independent producer of activated carbon products.

The merged companies will operate as ‘Donau Carbon US LLC’ at the Standard Purification facilities in Dunnellon, FL.

Donau Carbon, with headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, and a further carbon producing subsidiary in the Philippines, is a business unit of Donau Chemie, a 950+ employee diversified chemical producer and distributor based in Vienna, Austria.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Standard Purification produces and distributes activated carbon products for municipal water, industrial and mercury removal applications. Donau Carbon’s activated carbon portfolio comprises a wide spectrum of powdered, granular and extruded activated carbon grades manufactured from coal, lignite, coconut shell and wood raw materials. The combined entity will greatly expand the product offering and end markets it serves, with a continued focus on product quality and reliability.

News 27.08 - Donau Chemie Group