ST. LOUIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aegion Corporation (Nasdaq Global Select Market: AEGN) today completed the sale of its 51 percent interest in Bayou Perma-Pipe Canada, Ltd, a pipe coating company in Western Canada, to its joint venture partner, MFRI, Inc., for USD $9.6 million. The Company also expects to complete its company-wide cost reduction initiative and close the acquisition of Underground Solutions, Inc. in the coming weeks.
Charles R. Gordon, Aegion’s President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “In light of expectations for a prolonged low oil price environment, we have proactively taken action to reduce our exposure in high oil extraction cost regions of the North American upstream market. The sale of Corrosion Protection’s Canadian pipe coating joint venture completes the upstream repositioning that also included downsizing Energy Services’ operations in Central California. In total, the downsizing will reduce our annual upstream revenues by approximately $100 million. As part of this plan, we are also reducing annual operating expenses across Aegion by approximately $15 million and expect to substantially complete those actions during the first quarter. While we adapt to the current reality in the energy markets, we continue to focus on enhancing our long-term growth opportunities. The acquisition of Underground Solutions, Inc. advances one of our strategic initiatives to build a strong portfolio of technologies in the growing North American trenchless pressure pipeline rehabilitation market. I am confident these are the right moves to position Aegion for these market conditions and improve our prospects for long-term growth.”
About Aegion
Aegion Corporation is a global leader in infrastructure protection and maintenance, providing proprietary technologies and services: (i) to protect against the corrosion of industrial pipelines; (ii) to rehabilitate and strengthen water, wastewater, energy and mining piping systems and buildings, bridges, tunnels and waterfront structures; and (iii) to utilize integrated professional services in engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance and turnaround services for a broad range of energy related industries. Aegion’s business activities include manufacturing, distribution, maintenance, construction, installation, coating and insulation, cathodic protection, research and development and licensing. More information about Aegion can be found on our internet site at www.aegion.com.
About Underground Solutions, Inc.
Underground Solutions, Inc. is a leader in water and wastewater infrastructure and process technologies by providing infrastructure technologies for water, sewer and conduit applications. Underground Solutions, Inc. Fusible PVC® products include, Fusible C-900®, Fusible C-905® and FPVC®, which contain a proprietary PVC formulation that, when combined with its patented fusion process, results in a monolithic, fully-restrained, gasket-free, leak-free piping system. Fusible C-900® and Fusible C-905® both comply with the AWWA standards AWWA C900 and C905, respectively and are certified to NSF 61. More information about Underground Solutions, Inc. can be found at www.undergroundsolutions.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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Underground Solutions®, Fusible PVC®, Fusible C-900®, Fusible C-905® and FPVC® are registered trademarks of Underground Solutions, Inc.
