DGAP-News: mutares portfolio: EUPEC expects sales to increase by more than 70% in 2014 and manages to secure a major new order

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mutares portfolio: EUPEC expects sales to increase by more than 70% in
2014 and manages to secure a major new order

18.12.2014 / 14:49

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EUPEC, a subsidiary of mutares AG (ISIN: DE000A0SMSH2) specialised on
coatings of oil and gas pipelines, expects sales to increase by more than
70% in the year to 31 December 2014. The company also managed to secure a
major order in Nigeria. Projects have been managed with significant
profitability. The order pipeline for 2015/2016 looks promising.

EUPEC expects sales of EUR 58m in 2014 after EUR 33m in 2013 (POC method).
The increase by more than 70% demonstrates EUPEC's strong relationships
with a well-diversified and loyal customer base.

EUPEC has built a strong reputation of delivering within time and budget,
while adhering to the highest safety standards. In 2014, EUPEC's successful
track record and brand name enabled the company to attract new customers
and significantly improve its profitability. The company's experienced and
dedicated management team believes that the company is excellently
positioned to continue its success story in 2015, together with its
qualified and flexible workforce.

Capacities in 2015 are almost fully booked. In particular, EUPEC managed to
secure a major new order for field joint coating in Nigeria by Saipem and
Total. The coatings will be processed in the Egina field, approximately 100
kilometres off the Nigerian coast, South of Port Harcourt. The order volume
amounts to EUR 12m. EUPEC will enlarge production capacities to ensure that
all projects will be completed on time.

Bernard Guisol, CEO of EUPEC, comments: "We see a strong order pipeline for
2015 and 2016. EUPEC is one of the most successful niche players in the oil
and gas industry. We are dedicated to continue our success story."

Company profile of EUPEC

For more than 40 years, EUPEC has been providing reliable solutions for the
"end-to-end" protection of steel pipelines on both onshore and offshore
pipeline industries. EUPEC is global leader in the application of
multi-layer anti-corrosion coating systems based on polyolefin. Since 1964,
EUPEC has successfully completed thousands of kilometres of pipeline and
related field joint coating around the world. Today, EUPEC is firmly
established as a benchmark for the oil and gas markets. Meeting this need
on an international scale, EUPEC provides the technical expertise and human
resources to drive the industry forward, supplying innovative technology
for safe, efficient and environmental-friendly coating systems.

Company profile of mutares AG

mutares AG, Munich (www.mutares.de), acquires companies that are sold as
part of a strategic repositioning by its former owners and possess clear
potential for operative improvements. mutares actively supports its
portfolio companies with its own team of experts with the objective of
achieving significant uplift in value. Establishing sustainable new growth
trajectories for its group company is therefore a key component of mutares'
strategy. The shares of mutares AG are traded in the Open Market of the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Entry Standard) under the symbol MUX (ISIN:
DE000A0SMSH2).

For further information, please contact:

mutares AG
Christoph Himmel
Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
Tel. +49 89 9292776-0
Fax +49 89 9292776-22
ir@mutares.de
www.mutares.de



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