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April 2006 Nordic Air Filtration A/S acquires stock of Nordic Midwesco (Pty) Ltd. of South Africa
March 2006 Perma-Pipe Middle East (PPME) 
Grand Opening
September 2005 Announced establishment of Perma-Pipe Middle East, FZE, to manufacture specialty pre-insulated piping systems for the United Arab Emirates and other regional markets.
June 2002 Thermal Care, Inc. acquired Applied Web Systems (AWS)
December 2001 Sold Perma-Pipe Services, Ltd.
April 2001 Sold SZE Hagenuk GmbH, which  continues to be a Perma-Pipe customer and distributor.
1999 Acquired second remote foam insulating machine, first placed in Parachute, Colorado.
September 2000 Purchased the previously leased land and buildings housing the Thermal Care business, Perma-Pipe corporate office and MFRI corporate offices.
November 1998 Purchased Nordic Air Filtration, A/S, a Danish manufacturer of pleated air filtration products for dust control. 
September 1998 Completed $10 million fixed rate senior debt financing.
August 1998 Completed processing plant in New Iberia, Louisiana to produce oil and gas flowlines and began operations.
June 1998 Purchased Boe-Therm A/S, a Danish manufacturer of liquid chillers for removing heat from industrial processes. 
March 1998 Obtained first contracts for oil and gas flowlines in the Gulf of Mexico. 
December 1997 Purchased TDC Filter Manufacturing, Inc. 
Spring 1997 Completed factory addition to Perma-Pipe in Lebanon, Tennessee
December 1996 Completed $15 million fixed rate senior debt financing. 
December 1996 Acquired Thermal Care by merger with Midwesco, Inc. 
August 1996 Purchased Eurotech, Inc., a pleated filter element business.
May 1996 Purchased property and manufacturing building adjacent to Midwesco Filter's Winchester, Virginia location for expansion. 
December 1995 Acquired SZE Hagenuk GmbH, as a European distributor for Perma-Pipe leak detection products. 
Fall of 1995 Sold tax exempt bonds in Lebanon, Tennessee and Winchester, Virginia to finance plant improvements. 
June 1995 Purchased Armtex, Inc.'s filtration fabric business. 
September 1994 Purchased Ricwil Piping Systems Company, a supplier of systems similar to those of Perma-Pipe, Inc.
January 1994 MFRI, Inc. acquired Midwesco, Inc.'s subsidiary, Perma-Pipe, Inc. 
January 1994 MFRI, Inc. became successor by merger to Midwesco Filter Resources, Inc.
October 1993 MFRI was incorporated.
December 1989 Filter Media Products Division of Midwesco, Inc. was incorporated as Midwesco Filter Resources, Inc. and taken public. 

  

                                                    

  

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