MPR Met-Pro Corp.

HARLEYSVILLE, Pa., May 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Raymond J. De Hont, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Met-Pro Corporation (NYSE:MPR), announced today that the Company's International Division, in cooperation with the Company's Flex-Kleen Division, has received orders to supply three dust collectors for use in a food processing plant in South America and in a petrochemical facility in South East Asia. The total value of these orders is in excess of $500,000. All of the equipment is expected to ship in the third quarter of the Company's current fiscal year. The single dust collector to be provided to the food processing plant in South America will remove particulate matter from boiler flue gas in order meet stringent environmental regulations. The two dust collectors for the petrochemical facility in South East Asia will be used to recover polypropylene product from a degassing operation. Both orders are from new customers. Met-Pro Corporation's Flex-Kleen Division was selected to provide this equipment based on their extensive experience in removing particulates from boiler flue gases and in difficult product recovery applications in the petrochemical industry. Their reputation for responsiveness to customer requirements and technical capability were also a major factor. "These orders, which follow two other International Division orders totaling $1.5 million announced earlier this month, demonstrate the continued growth of our international business and the strong demand for our products worldwide," stated De Hont. "We continue to be pleased by the steady stream of customer interest in our products and remain optimistic about our prospects for future awards of this type from South America, South East Asia, and other regions around the world." About Met-Pro Met-Pro Corporation, with headquarters at 160 Cassell Road, Harleysville, Pennsylvania, was recently recognized as one of America's "200 Best Small Companies" by Forbes magazine. Through its divisions and subsidiaries, in four states, Canada, Europe and The People's Republic of China, a wide range of products and services are offered for industrial, commercial, and residential markets. These include Product Recovery and Pollution Control Technologies for purification of air and liquids; Fluid Handling Technologies for corrosive, abrasive and high temperature liquids; and Filtration and Purification Technologies including proprietary water treatment chemicals and filter products. For more information, please visit http://www.met-pro.com/ . The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for forward-looking statements. Certain information included in this press release, and other materials filed or to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (as well as information included in oral or other written statements made or to be made by the Company) contain statements that are forward-looking. Such statements may relate to plans for future expansion, business development activities, capital spending, financing, the effects of regulation and competition, or anticipated sales or earnings results. Such information involves risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect results in the future and, accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those relating to, the cancellation or delay of purchase orders and shipments, product development activities, computer systems implementation, dependence on existing management, the continuation of effective cost and quality control measures, retention of customers, global economic and market conditions, and changes in federal or state laws. Met-Pro common shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange, symbol MPR. To obtain an Annual Report or additional information on the Company, please call 215-723-6751 and ask for the Investor Relations Department, or visit the Company's Web site at http://www.met-pro.com/ . Investor Contact: Gary J. Morgan, VP of Finance, CFO 215-723-6751 DATASOURCE: Met-Pro Corporation CONTACT: Gary J. Morgan, VP of Finance, CFO, Met-Pro Corporation, +1-215-723-6751, Web site: http://www.met-pro.com/

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