NILES, IL--(Marketwired - Apr 26, 2013) - MFRI, Inc. (
MFRI CEO Bradley Mautner said: "We established Thermal Care in the 1960's to provide cooling solutions for the rapidly emerging plastics processing industry. Since that time the company has become a leader in water auxiliaries for the US plastics industry and offers a variety of products to serve additional industrial process cooling needs, such as lasers and heat treating applications. Although we have nurtured Thermal Care from the beginning and are very proud of its contributions, we have made the strategic decision to focus our resources on our two other principal segments, Piping Systems and Filtration products. The transaction with IPEG, another leading brand supplier to the plastics industry is a perfect fit for both companies. It provides expanded opportunities for our Thermal Care team as they bring their expertise to IPEG's family of products and the manufacturing of Thermal Care products will continue in our existing facility in Niles, Illinois. I also want to acknowledge all of the Thermal Care employees for their efforts in making the company the industry leader that it has become. I am sure that as part of IPEG they will continue with their passion for making the best products in the industry."
IPEG CEO Chris Keller commented: "This acquisition is consistent with IPEG's multi-brand, multi-channel strategy. It is an investment that will offer a tremendous growth opportunity for both Thermal Care and our existing Conair brand. Together, both companies will have over 20 full time engineers focused on heat transfer equipment. Ultimately, this benefits our customers through the development of new technology and a broader range of choices in heat transfer equipment, combined with deep system solutions expertise. I am very pleased to welcome the highly professional and skilled Thermal Care employees to the IPEG family."
MFRI, Inc. is a multi-line company engaged in the following businesses: pre-insulated specialty piping systems for district heating and cooling; oil and gas gathering and transportation and other applications; custom-designed industrial filtration products to remove particulates from dry gas streams; and installation of heating, ventilation and air conditioning for large buildings.
IPEG, a private Pennsylvania based company, is a family of world-leading products serving the global plastics and recycling markets. The company goes to market under the Conair, Rapid Granulator, and Republic Machine brands.
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