AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS TO ACQUIRE VEOLIA NORTH AMERICA'S SULFURIC ACID REGENERATION BUSINESSThe partnership will enable the Company, which is a market-leading provider of mission-critical environmental services and specialty sulfur-based products for diversified industries, to accelerate its expansion strategyNEW YORK, July 31, 2024-- American Industrial Partners ('AIP') today announced it has acquired the Sulfuric Acid Regeneration Business ('the Company') of Veolia North America ('Veolia'), which includes its sulfuric acid and potassium hydroxide regeneration, sulfur gas recovery, and sulfur-based products production businesses.

美国工业合作伙伴将收购威立雅北美公司的硫酸再生业务该合作关系将使该公司能够加速其扩张战略。威立雅北美公司是一家为多种行业提供关键任务环境服务和特种硫基产品的市场领先供应商。2024年7月31日，纽约——美国工业合作伙伴（“AIP”）今天宣布，它已收购威立雅北美公司（“威立雅”）的硫酸再生业务（“公司”），其中包括其硫酸和氢氧化钾再生、硫磺回收和硫基产品生产业务。

The company has been renamed Nexpera, with the mission to bring next-level expertise for industrial chemistry to its customer base..

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A provider of mission-critical circular economy environmental services and products, the Company helps refineries cleanly process sulfur gas and regenerate spent sulfuric acid and potassium hydroxide which are critical to the alkylation process. In addition, the Company manufactures sulfuric acid and sulfur derivatives for a broad range of industrial processes, including semiconductor production, gold and copper mining, and EV battery production..

作为关键任务循环经济环境服务和产品的供应商，该公司帮助炼油厂清洁处理硫磺，并再生对烷基化过程至关重要的废硫酸和氢氧化钾。此外，该公司还生产用于广泛工业过程的硫酸和硫衍生物，包括半导体生产、金银开采和电动汽车电池生产。。

Sulfuric acid is the world's largest volume industrial chemical and is used in many industries, including as a catalyst in alkylate production where the Company is a U.S. industry leader supporting refinery customers to regenerate spent sulfuric acid back to original properties for reuse. The Company also regenerates and converts sulfuric acid, sulfur gas and elemental sulfur into merchant sulfuric acid and high-value sulfur derivatives for industrial end uses, including fertilizers, metals, personal care, water treatment, and chemical processing.

硫酸是世界上用量最大的工业化学品，用于许多行业，包括烷基化生产中的催化剂，该公司是美国行业领导者，支持炼油厂客户将废硫酸再生回原始性质以供再利用。该公司还将硫酸、硫磺和元素硫再生并转化为商用硫酸和高价值硫衍生物，用于工业最终用途，包括肥料、金属、个人护理、水处理和化学加工。

Headquartered in Newark, Delaware, the Company operates 13 facilities, including five onsite at refineries, and employs approximately 300 full-time employees across the U.S..

该公司总部位于特拉华州纽瓦克，拥有13家工厂，其中5家位于炼油厂，在美国各地拥有约300名全职员工。。

'Over the last two decades there has been transformative advancement in the industry, providing a great opportunity for us to increasingly serve as the go-to provider of outsourced refinery regeneration services,' said Stuart Thomas, CEO at the Company. 'The business is expected to continue to benefit from strong tailwinds and our partnership with AIP will enable us to further capitalize on those opportunities to take the business to new heights.

该公司首席执行官斯图亚特·托马斯（StuartThomas）说，过去二十年来，该行业取得了革命性的进步，为我们提供了一个绝佳的机会，使我们能够越来越多地成为外包炼油厂再生服务的最终提供商预计该业务将继续受益于强劲的顺风，我们与AIP的合作将使我们能够进一步利用这些机会，将业务推向新的高度。

We look forward to this next chapter and working closely with AIP to chart our future growth.'.

我们期待着下一章的到来，并与AIP密切合作，规划我们未来的增长。”。

Alex Schukin, Partner at AIP, said, 'Nexpera's business units align with strong market drivers related to clean fuel production, emission reduction, and reshoring of industrial activities in the U.S. We look forward to partnering with the Nexpera team as they enable their customers to meet the world's growing demand for clean-burning fuel components with sustainable, efficient and environmentally conscious regeneration services.

AIP合伙人亚历克斯·舒金（Alex Schukin）表示，“Nexpera的业务部门与美国清洁燃料生产、减排和工业活动再外包相关的强大市场驱动因素保持一致。我们期待与Nexpera团队合作，使其客户能够通过可持续、高效和环保的再生服务满足世界对清洁燃烧燃料组件日益增长的需求。

As an industry leader, the Company serves a vital role in our nation's energy infrastructure while also addressing diverse, growing, and high-value applications across the industrial economy.'.

作为行业领导者，该公司在我们国家的能源基础设施中发挥着至关重要的作用，同时还应对整个工业经济中多样化、不断增长和高价值的应用。”。

Perella Weinberg Partners and Messier & Associés served as financial advisors and Seyfarth Shaw LLP served as legal counsel to Veolia. Chemlink Partners, LLC served as financial advisor and Ropes & Gray LLP served as legal counsel to AIP.

Perella Weinberg Partners和Messier＆Associés担任财务顾问，Seyfarth Shaw LLP担任威立雅的法律顾问。Chemlink Partners，LLC担任财务顾问，Ropes&Gray LLP担任AIP的法律顾问。

About Nexpera

关于Nexpera

Nexpera, LLC, a North American industrial chemistry solutions provider, specializes in sulfuric acid and potassium hydroxide (KOH) regeneration services, as well as sulfur-based chemical products and related services. Through strategically located facilities across North America, Nexpera delivers mission-critical products and services to diverse industries, with a significant presence in the energy and chemicals sector.

Nexpera，LLC是一家北美工业化学解决方案提供商，专门从事硫酸和氢氧化钾（KOH）再生服务，以及硫基化学产品和相关服务。Nexpera通过遍布北美的战略性设施，为不同行业提供关键任务的产品和服务，在能源和化学品领域占有重要地位。

With decades of experience, Nexpera offers innovative and reliable solutions that minimize waste generation while maximizing operational efficiency for its partners. www.nexperasolutions.com .

凭借数十年的经验，Nexpera提供了创新可靠的解决方案，可最大程度地减少废物产生，同时最大程度地提高合作伙伴的运营效率。www.nexperasolutions.com。

About AIP

关于AIP

American Industrial Partners ('AIP') is an industrials investor, with approximately $16 billion in assets under management. AIP is distinctively focused on industrial businesses across a broad range of end markets that include: aerospace and defense, automotive, building products, capital goods, chemicals, industrial services, industrial technology, logistics, metals & mining, and transportation, among others.

美国工业合作伙伴（AIP）是一家工业投资者，管理着大约160亿美元的资产。AIP专注于广泛终端市场的工业业务，包括：航空航天和国防、汽车、建筑产品、资本货物、化学品、工业服务、工业技术、物流、金属和采矿以及运输等。

AIP looks to generate differentiated returns by investing in quality industrial businesses with strong management teams and working with those teams to implement comprehensive operating agendas to build long-term value. Current AIP portfolio companies generate aggregate annual revenues of approximately $25 billion and employ approximately 65,000 employees as of March 31, 2024.

AIP希望通过投资拥有强大管理团队的优质工业企业，并与这些团队合作实施全面的运营议程，以建立长期价值，从而产生差异化的回报。。

In October 2023, AIP closed its eighth fund at $5.1 billion. www.americanindustrial.com.

2023年10月，AIP以51亿美元的价格关闭了其第八只基金。www.americanindustrial.com。

About Veolia

关于威立雅

Veolia's ambition is to become the benchmark company for ecological transformation. With nearly 218,000 employees on five continents, the Group designs and deploys useful, practical solutions for managing water, waste and energy that help to radically change the world. Through its three complementary activities, Veolia contributes to developing access to resources, preserving available resources and renewing them.

威立雅的目标是成为生态转型的标杆公司。该集团在五大洲拥有近218000名员工，为管理水、废物和能源设计并部署了实用的解决方案，有助于彻底改变世界。威立雅通过其三项相辅相成的活动，为开发获取资源、保存现有资源和更新资源做出了贡献。

In 2023, the Veolia group served 113 million people with drinking water and 103 million with wastewater services, produced 42 terawatt-hours of energy and recovered 63 million metric tons of waste. Veolia Environnement (Paris Euronext: VIE) generated consolidated sales of €45.3 billion in 2023. https://www.veolia.comContact: .

2023年，威立雅集团为1.13亿人提供饮用水，为1.03亿人提供废水处理服务，产生42太瓦时的能源，回收6300万公吨废物。威立雅环境（巴黎泛欧交易所：VIE）2023年的合并销售额为453亿欧元。https://www.veolia.comContact:。。

Media Inquiries: American Industrial Partners – pro-AIP@prosek.com

媒体咨询：美国工业合作伙伴pro-AIP@prosek.com

Veolia North America - Nate Pepper - nathan.pepper@veolia.com

威立雅北美-Nate Pepper-nathan.pepper@veolia.com