ELGIN, Ill., Oct. 16, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. (Nasdaq:HCCI) ("the Company"), a leading provider of parts cleaning, used oil re-refining, and hazardous and non-hazardous waste services primarily focused on small and mid-sized customers, today announced its subsidiary Heritage – Crystal Clean, LLC has acquired FCC Environmental, an environmental services provider and a significant collector of used oil in the United States, for total consideration of $90 million. The business was purchased from Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas S.A. ("FCC"), based in Madrid, Spain.
Mr. Joseph Chalhoub, Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. commented: "We are very pleased to be adding FCC Environmental's personnel to our team and their assets to our organization. FCC Environmental, with sales of approximately $160 million during fiscal 2013, operates 34 facilities in the eastern half of the United States. This acquisition will allow us to quickly improve the overall efficiency of our used oil collection fleet and to substantially expand the Environmental Services segment of our company. We are also excited to have the opportunity to service FCC Environmental's approximately 30,000 customers. Based on the historical performance of the business, the Company expects the transaction will result in additional used oil volume for the Company of approximately 54 million gallons per year."
FCC Environmental's other service offerings are complementary to those of Heritage-Crystal Clean and include oily water disposal, vacuum services, parts cleaning services, used antifreeze collection and recycling, used oil filter collection and recycling and other environmental field services.
Mr. Mark DeVita, Chief Financial Officer of HCCI added: "This transaction is our largest acquisition to date, and we expect it to be accretive in fiscal 2015. The transaction provides us the opportunity to capture significant synergies which we estimate will be approximately $20 million annually once the integration is complete. We expect to complete the integration within approximately one year. The consideration for the acquisition is all cash and the transaction is being financed through borrowings under our credit facility, which was amended in connection with the acquisition so that we can borrow up to $140 million."
Please click on this link to view the Company's presentation, which provides additional information about the acquisition.
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About Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. provides parts cleaning, used oil re-refining, and hazardous and non-hazardous waste services to small and mid-sized customers in both the manufacturing and vehicle service sectors. Our service programs include parts cleaning, containerized waste management, used oil collection and re-refining, vacuum truck services, and waste antifreeze collection and recycling. These services help our customers manage their used chemicals and liquid and solid wastes while also helping to minimize their regulatory burdens. Our customers include businesses involved in vehicle maintenance operations, such as car dealerships, automotive repair shops, and trucking firms, as well as small manufacturers, such as metal product fabricators and printers. Through our used oil re-refining program, we recycle used oil into high quality lubricating base oil, and we are a supplier to firms that produce and market finished lubricants. Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. is headquartered in Elgin, Illinois, and operates through 76 branches serving over 97,000 customer locations.
The Company uses its website to make available information to investors and the public at www.crystal-clean.com.
About FCC Environmental
FCC Environmental is focused on providing best-in-class industrial waste and recycling services with a strong focus on hydrocarbon-based waste streams. The company serves more than 30,000 customers covering the eastern half of the United States.
FCC Environmental forms part of FCC, headquartered in Spain and present in more than fifty countries and generating approximately $12 billion in annual revenue. Internationally, FCC Environmental provides a full-range of environmental services and is recognized as an industry leader delivering innovative waste collection and treatment services for solid waste, hazardous waste, electronic waste, paper, metal, glass and other specialized materials. Customers number in the millions.
Predecessor firms for FCC Environmental in the U.S. include International Petroleum, Energy Recovery, PORI International, Mobley Environmental, Alpha Omega, Magnum, Eastern Oil, and Procycle.
Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call on Friday October 17, 2014 at 9:30 AM Central Time, during which management will make a brief presentation about the acquisition. Interested parties can listen to the audio webcast available through our company website, http://www.crystal-clean.com/investor/FinancialReleases.asp, and can participate in the call by dialing (720) 545-0014.
The Company uses its website to make available information to investors and the public at www.crystal-clean.com.