Graham Corporation Awarded $3 Million in Orders for U.S. Oil Refinery and Alternative Energy Facilities

• Supplying replacement ejector system components for existing oil refinery
• Providing steam surface condensers for two new 18MW biomass energy facilities

BATAVIA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Graham Corporation (NYSE MKT: GHM), a global business that engineers, manufactures, and sells critical equipment for the oil refining, petrochemical and power industries, including the supply of components and raw materials to nuclear energy facilities, today announced that it has been awarded $3.0 million in orders for U.S. installations.

The equipment is to be used in refining and in power generation, two of the key industries served by Graham. The ejector system components order is to upgrade equipment at a U.S. oil refinery that Graham originally supplied equipment to in 1989. Graham will also design and build two steam surface condensers for two 18-megawatt biomass energy facilities currently under construction in the southeastern United States. Both orders have planned delivery schedules for the first quarter of fiscal 2014, which begins April 1, 2013.

James R. Lines, Graham’s President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Despite the overall concern surrounding the U.S. and global economy, bidding activity for us is high in the refining, petrochemical and power markets. We are actively pursuing several alternative energy projects, such as this biomass to energy project we have won. In addition, we have seen a recent increase in bid work for North American oil refineries which is encouraging considering how much this market had slowed during the past recession.”

“We have invested in people and technology and believe that we are in a solid position to capture opportunities as our markets recover. We remain focused on being a leader in engineered-to-order critical equipment for the industries we serve,” concluded Mr. Lines.

ABOUT GRAHAM CORPORATION

With world-renowned engineering expertise in vacuum and heat transfer technology, Graham Corporation is a global designer, manufacturer and supplier of custom-engineered ejectors, pumps, condensers, vacuum systems and heat exchangers. For more than 75 years, Graham has built a reputation for top quality, reliable products and high-standards of customer service. Sold either as components or complete system solutions, the principal markets for Graham’s equipment are energy, including oil and gas refining and nuclear and other power generation, chemical/petrochemical and other process industries. In addition, Graham's equipment can be found in diverse applications, such as metal refining, pulp and paper processing, shipbuilding, water heating, refrigeration, desalination, food processing, pharmaceutical, heating, ventilating and air conditioning, and in nuclear power installations, both inside the reactor vessel and outside the containment vessel.

Graham Corporation’s subsidiary Energy Steel & Supply Co. is a leading code fabrication and specialty machining company dedicated exclusively to the nuclear power industry.

Graham Corporation’s reach spans the globe. Its equipment is installed in facilities from North and South America to Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Graham routinely posts news and other important information on its website, www.graham-mfg.com, where additional comprehensive information on Graham Corporation and its subsidiaries can be found.

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Graham Corporation
Jeffrey F. Glajch, Vice President Finance and CFO
585-343-2216
jglajch@graham-mfg.com
or
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Source: Graham Corporation

Released August 14, 2012