UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND ~~STATES~~EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549FORM 8-KCURRENT REPORTPursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) ofthe Securities Exchange Act of 1934Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)March 1, 2018

~~SECURITIES~~CALGON ~~AND~~CARBON ~~EXCHANGE~~CORPORATION ~~COMMISSION~~(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

Delaware

1-10776

25-0530110

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

FORM 8-K



3000 GSK Drive, Moon Township, PA	15108
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

~~CURRENT~~ ~~REPORT~~ Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (412) 787-6700

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Delaware	1-10776	25-0530110
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
3000 GSK Drive Moon Township, Pennsylvania		15108
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

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Item 82.~~01.~~02 ~~Other~~Results ~~Events.~~of Operations and Financial Condition

As On ~~previously~~March ~~disclosed~~1, ~~on September 21~~2018, ~~2017,~~ Calgon Carbon Corporation ~~(the “Company”),~~issued ~~Kuraray Co., Ltd.,~~ a ~~company~~Press ~~organized under the laws of Japan (“Kuraray”), Kuraray Holdings U.S.A., Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”) and KJ Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned~~Release ~~subsidiary~~ announcing ofits ~~Parent~~results ~~(“Merger~~for ~~Sub”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (~~the ~~“merger~~fourth ~~agreement”),~~fiscal ~~pursuant~~quarter toended ~~which~~December ~~Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company~~31, ~~with the Company surviving the merger as a wholly~~ ~~owned subsidiary of Parent, and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Kuraray (the “merger”). On November 22,~~ 2017~~, the Company and Kuraray filed a joint voluntary notice with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”)~~. On January 19, 2018, at the conclusion of the initial review period, CFIUS notified the parties that CFIUS will initiate an additional 45 calendar day investigation period, which will conclude no later than March 5, 2018. The ~~parties~~Press ~~continue~~Release tois ~~target~~furnished ~~the~~as ~~first~~Exhibit ~~quarter of 2018 for the closing of the merger~~99.1 hereto.

~~Forward~~Item ~~Looking~~9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

~~This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of~~ ~~the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended~~ (d) Exhibits. The following ~~All~~Exhibit ~~statements made in this report other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements~~99.1 These statements may be identified from use of the words “may,” “should,” “could,” “potential,” “continue,” “plan,” “forecast,” “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “intent,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “target, ” “is ~~likely,”~~being ~~“will,”~~furnished or the negative of these terms, and similar expressions. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company believes that its expectations are based on reasonable assumptions. However, these forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to differ materially from the Company’s expectations of future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. In addition, there are various risks and uncertainties associated with ~~the merger, including but not limited to, the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could delay the closing of the merger; the possibility of~~ ~~non-consummation~~ respect ~~of the merger and termination of the merger agreement; the risk that the Company could be required~~ to ~~pay~~Item ~~a termination fee of $33.~~2 ~~million~~.02 ~~to Kuraray under certain circumstances~~ pursuant to ~~the~~Item ~~terms~~601 of ~~the~~Regulation ~~merger~~S-K agreement; the failure to satisfy any of the conditions to the merger agreement; the possibility that a governmental entity may prohibit, delay or refuse to grant a necessary regulatory approval in connection with the merger; the risk that stockholder litigation in connection with the merger may affect the timing or occurrence of the merger or result in significant costs of defense, indemnification and ~~liability; the significant transaction costs which have~~General ~~been~~ Instruction ~~and~~B2 ~~may continue~~ to be incurred by the Company related to the merger; and other potential risks to the Company associated with any failure to close the merger, including the potential distraction of employee and management attention during the pendency of the merger, uncertainty about the effect of the merger on the Company’s relationships with employees, potential and existing customers and suppliers and other parties, and the impact that the failure of the merger to close could have on the trading price of shares of Company common stock and the Company’s operating results. You should not place undue reliance on any forward- looking statements. These statements speak only as of the date of this ~~report.~~Form ~~Except as otherwise required by applicable laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward~~8-~~looking or other statements included in this report, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or~~K: ~~any other reason.~~

SIGNATURES

	Exhibit No.		Description
	99.1		Press Release dated March 1, 2018

~~Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by~~ ~~the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.~~ SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	CALGON CARBON CORPORATION
	(Registrant)

Date: March 1, 2018	/s/ Chad Whalen
	(Signature)
	Chad Whalen
	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

CALGON CARBON CORPORATION

January 22, 2018

/s/ Chad Whalen

Chad Whalen

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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