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MFRI to acquire 100% ownership of Bayou Perma-Pipe Canada

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MFRI, Inc. has announced that its Perma-Pipe subsidiary has signed a purchase agreement with its joint venture partner Aegion Corporation to acquire 100% ownership of Bayou Perma-Pipe Canada (BPPC), a coating and insulation company in Alberta, Canada. Perma-Pipe has owned a 49% interest in BPPC since 2009, when the joint venture (JV) was formed with Aegion to serve the oil and gas industry in Western Canada.

MFRI CEO Bradley Mautner commented:

"This is an important step for MFRI, enabling us to take advantage of an opportunity to adjust our business portfolio towards piping and position ourselves for increased activity in North America. Although conditions in the oil and gas industry are currently challenging and may remain so for some time, BPPC has generated significant revenue from anti-corrosion coating for the western Canadian oilsands markets and is a highly regarded and well established provider of those products. In addition, we believe the acquisition creates an excellent platform for us to expand our insulation business in promising markets such as mining and district heating and cooling and freeze protection for utilities in Northern Canada."

Fati Elgendy, President of Perma-Pipe, noted:

"This acquisition gives Perma-Pipe sole ownership of a first-rate coating plant that provides fusion bonded epoxy, three layer coat and other specialty coatings. Equally important, it represents an opportunity to diversify Perma-Pipe's operations in North America and bring our best-in-class insulation offerings to that market. We also plan to use the Canadian plant to more competitively serve the district heating and cooling market in the northwestern USA."

Mr. Elgendy continued, stating "we are pleased that BPPC's President Randy Zilli together with his management team and employees will join Perma-Pipe. We look forward to continuing to work with this very experienced and accomplished organization to further grow Perma-Pipe."

The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2016. The purchase price of approximately CAN$9 million will be paid in cash at closing and is subject to certain post-closing adjustments. At the closing BPPC will be renamed Perma-Pipe Canada.

Edited from source by Stephanie Roker

Read the article online at: https://www.worldpipelines.com/business-news/05012016/mfri-to-acquire-100-ownership-of-bayou-perma-pipe-canada/

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