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HARLEYSVILLE, Pa., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Raymond J. De Hont, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Met-Pro Corporation (NYSE: MPR), announced today that the Company has acquired substantially all of the assets including the patents and technology of Bio-Reaction Industries LLC ("BRI"), a pioneer in environmentally friendly air pollution control systems utilizing state-of-the-art biological technology to eliminate volatile organic compounds (VOCs), hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), and odors.
"The acquisition of these assets significantly enhances Met-Pro's competitive position in both the municipal and industrial global markets by providing not only state-of-the-art biological technologies, but also a broad global reference base of satisfied customers," stated De Hont. "BRI's patented biological technology, which is a perfect complement to our Met-Pro Environmental Air Solutions' thermal oxidizer and chemical scrubber technologies, strengthens our "Total Air Solutions" value proposition, allowing us to better address the increasingly more stringent environmental regulations and the global focus on greenhouse gas reduction. We believe our extensive relationships within the municipal market will enable us to quickly grow BRI's municipal market share, while BRI's relationships within a diverse base of industrial markets provides opportunities to introduce Met-Pro's broad range of solutions to new markets."
BRI's bio-oxidation systems are the new standard in air pollution control technology, utilizing naturally existing microbes to biologically break down HAPs and VOCs. BRI offers a modular, reliable bio-oxidation solution that achieves the highest removal efficiency of VOCs for any air phase biological treatment system in the world. BRI's innovative vapor-phase bio-technologies provide a cost effective way to comply with regulatory requirements, treating high
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