Safety-Kleen Expands Operations Into China, Opens Shanghai Office Focused on Manufacturing, Environmental Services

Safety-Kleen Expands Operations Into China, Opens Shanghai Office Focused on Manufacturing, Environmental Services

November 07, 2007

    PLANO, Texas and SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 7
/Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- 

    Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., has expanded its operations
into China, opening its first mainland office on Oct. 10,
2007, in the Shanghai World Trade Tower. 

    ( Photo: 
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20071106/LATU106 )

    "We're very excited about establishing a long-term
presence in China, and the Shanghai office marks the
beginning of that effort," said Safety-Kleen CEO and
President Frederick J. Florjancic.  "During the past
year, we've been very pleased with the high-quality
equipment we have been able to have manufactured in China,
and we plan to make Shanghai the hub of our China sourcing
operations."  

    Florjancic said Safety-Kleen International Asia
Investment Co., Ltd., will be led by Henry Chan, an
experienced strategic sourcing and supply chain management
expert, and will initially focus on rapidly accelerating
the company's efforts to manufacture equipment and parts in
China.  Safety-Kleen will also seek to identify potential
strategic partners as it evaluates opportunities for
expanding its environmental services business in China.  

    Safety-Kleen, a privately held company, is the leading
oil recycling and re-refining, parts cleaner and industrial
waste management services company in North America, and
currently has licensee operations in Japan, South Korea,
Thailand and Israel.  The company has also signed an
agreement for licensee expansion in Vietnam, which will
begin in 2008.  

    "As many of our existing customers expand their
operations globally, and especially in Asia, they are
increasingly asking us to provide them the same kind of
world-class environmental services they now receive in
North America," said Safety-Kleen Senior Vice
President Mike Fraser. "With today's international
focus on environmental protection and product stewardship,
smart, sustainable businesses want to be sure they have a
reliable and proven partner like Safety-Kleen to help them
meet their environmental service needs, regardless of where
those needs arise." 

    While in China, Florjancic and other Safety-Kleen
executives also met with Central, Provincial and local
government leaders, as well as with other executives in the
petrochemical and environmental services industries.

    "We are looking forward to expanding our staff and
our operations in China," said Chan, Safety-Kleen's
Managing Director for China. "With its skilled
workforce and vast range of international companies, we
believe China represents a dual opportunity -- we can lower
our costs for acquiring high-quality equipment, and provide
businesses in China with the very best environmental
solutions for their used oil, parts cleaning and hazardous
waste management needs." 

    About Safety-Kleen

    Safety-Kleen, a privately held company, is the leading
oil recycling and re-refining, parts cleaner and industrial
waste management services company in North America, with
approximately 4,500 employees serving hundreds of thousands
of customers in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.
For more general information, please visit
http://www.safety-kleen.com . 


    For more information, please contact:

     John Kyte
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc.

    Information about the Shanghai office
     Mr. Henry Chan 
     Safety-Kleen International Asia Investment Co., Ltd.
     Tel:   [phone]
     Cell:  [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]