HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 29, 2002 -- USFilter Operating Services Inc. has acquired MCS Technologies LLC (MCS), a provider of the refinery waste separation and treatment services market based in Corpus Christi, Texas.
USFilter will combine MCS's operations with its USFilter Scaltech subsidiary to create an outsourcing services company capable of handling all phases of the management, separation and secondary treatment of waste produced by oil refineries.
MCS provides separation and treatment outsourcing services for a variety of liquid, solid and oil-bearing waste streams. The company uses a proprietary, cost-saving technology featuring a compact, portable method to eliminate waste streams and solids generated in refineries. USFilter will immediately take over the servicing of MCS's extensive client base of major refiners along the Gulf Coast, including Sunoco, Exxon-Mobil and Citgo.
"With MCS coming into the USFilter fold and the earlier acquisition of Scaltech, whose technology also falls under the same sector, our offering to the refining industry has been strengthened considerably," said Ron Davis, executive vice president and general manager, USFilter Operating Services. "We are very excited about the service portfolio of this new business unit. The refining sector has shown considerable willingness to outsource the waste stream processing and recovery function during the last few years. The combined strengths of MCS and Scaltech put us in an unparalleled position to grow our service offering to this important segment of the U.S. industrial sector."
Mike Windsor, former president of MCS, will serve as vice president and general manager of the new company. "Already an industry leader, USFilter can now offer its clients an even greater, more comprehensive package of wastewater and waste management outsourcing services," Windsor stated. "By combining the strengths of MCS and USFilter Scaltech, we are well positioned to serve both large- and small-scale refineries."
The newly formed business unit will employ almost 200 people and generate more than $25 million in annual revenue. Jim Gentry, formerly vice president of USFilter Scaltech, will serve as vice president of business development for the new division, and Lee Cook will serve as director of operations.
United States Filter Corporation, a Vivendi Environnement company, is North America's largest water company providing comprehensive water and wastewater systems and services to commercial, industrial, municipal and residential customers. Vivendi Environnement (Paris Bourse: VIE and NYSE: VE), comprised of Vivendi Water (worldwide water products and services), Onyx (solid waste and industrial services), Dalkia (energy management), Connex (transportation and logistics) and FCC (Spanish company engaged in environmental and construction related industries), is the largest environmental services company in the world with more than 295,000 employees, including FCC, in about 100 countries and annual revenues of more than $25.6 billion. Visit the company's Web sites at www.usfilter.com or www.vivendienvironnement-finance.com.
Source: USFilter
