Enpro Industries Explained

Enpro Industries, Inc.
Type:Public
Traded As:
S&P 600 Component
Industry:Industrial Technology
Predecessor:Goodrich Corporation
Coltec Industries
Foundation:2002
Location:Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Area Served:Worldwide
Key People:Eric Vaillancourt (Interim President and Chief Executive Officer)[1]
Num Employees:4400

Enpro is a US-based industrial technology company that designs and manufactures products and materials for technology-intensive sectors. The company serves industries such as semiconductors, aerospace, power generation, heavy-duty trucking, agricultural machinery, chemical processing, pulp and paper, and life sciences from 61 primary manufacturing facilities located in 12 countries, worldwide.[2] It is organized under three segments: Sealing Technologies, Advanced Surface Technologies, and Engineered Materials.

History

On May 31, 2002, Goodrich Corporation (which later became part of UTC Aerospace Systems, which in turn was then folded into the Collins Aerospace subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies) spun off its Engineered Industrial Products business segment into a new company, named Enpro Industries, Incorporated. The spinoff consisted of businesses that were originally owned by Coltec Industries, which had been purchased by Goodrich in 1998.[3] The businesses included in the spinoff were: Garlock Sealing Technologies, GGB, STEMCO, Fairbanks Morse Engine (which was sold in Q4-2019) and Quincy Compressor[4] [5] (which was sold to Atlas Copco in 2010).[6] Asbestos liability was limited by complicated tax manipulation, of which Joseph Andolino was one of the architects.

Acquisitions

Since the formation of Enpro, the company has acquired a number of companies that are focused on engineered industrial products:

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Company or Asset AcquiredHeadquartersDateEnPro Business UnitProductsRef.
Pikotek Inc.Lakewood, Colorado, United States2003Garlock Family of Companies (GPT)Very Critical Service(VCS) Flange Insulation Gasket (application for high pressure, highly corrosive environments)[7]
Compressor Products InternationalStafford, Texas, United States2007Compressor Products InternationalCompressor components and lubrication systems[8]
Technetics CorpColumbia, South Carolina, United States2009Technetics GroupMetallic seals, metal bellows, plastomer and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) seals and components, elastomeric seals[9]
HydrodyneBurbank, California, United States2010Technetics GroupMetallic seals and components for nuclear and aerospace applications[10]
Premier Lubrication SystemsHouston, Texas, United States2010Compressor Products InternationalComponents, technical products and service for reciprocating compressors[11]
Progressive EquipmentHouston, Texas, United States2010Compressor Products InternationalComponents, technical products and service for reciprocating compressors
CC TechnologyMidland, Texas, United States2010Compressor Products InternationalLubrication systems and components for reciprocating compressors
Tara TechnologiesDaytona Beach, Florida, United States2011Technetics GroupEngineered products for the semiconductor, aerospace, energy and medical industries[12]
Rome Tool and DieRome, Georgia, United States2011STEMCOSteel brake shoes[13]
Pipeline Seal and Insulator (PSI)Houston, Texas, United States2011Garlock family of companies (GPT)Pipeline sealing products[14]
Motorwheel Commercial Vehicle SystemsLivonia, Michigan, United States2012STEMCOBraking system hubs, drums and rotors[15]
Fabrico, IncOxford, Massachusetts, United States2014Technetics GroupLand-based Turbines[16]
Rubber Fab Gasket & Molding, IncSparta, New Jersey, United States2016Garlock Family of Companies (GHT)Sanitary Gaskets and High-Purity Hose Assemblies[17]
Qualiseal TechnologyHarwood Heights, Illinois, United States2017 Techetics GroupSealing Products segment[18]
The Aseptic Group (comprising Aseptic Process Equipment SAS and Aseptic Services SARL)Limonest, France2019Garlock Family of Companies (GHT)Single-use components and tubing assemblies for the biopharmaceutical market[19]
LeanTeq Co., LtdTaoyuan City, Taiwan2019Technetics GroupSealing Products segment[20]

Lawsuits

In June 2010, Garlock Sealing Technologies, a subsidiary of Enpro, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, due to mounting liabilities from personal injury lawsuits related to asbestos-lined gaskets that it manufactured.[21] [22]

In March 2016, Enpro agreed to assume responsibility for all current and future asbestos claims related to Garlock Sealing Technologies and Garlock's parent company Coltec Industries, and set up a $480 million trust to resolve asbestos-related legal claims in the United States, as well as setting aside $17 million to cover asbestos claims in Canada.[23]

In April 2017, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood filed a lawsuit against Enpro, Goodrich Corporation, and OldCo LLC, alleging that the companies polluted the environment and contaminated the ground water near a former Colt Industries (later Coltec Industries) carburetor manufacturing plant in Water Valley, Mississippi, by dumping and burying hazardous waste that contained trichloroethylene, a known carcinogen, on or near the plant site.[24] The lawsuit was settled in 2020.[25]

In June 2024, eight former employees of the same carburetor manufacturing plant in Water Valley, Mississippi, filed a federal negligence suit against Enpro, which currently owns the plant, alleging that their former employer exposed them to trichloroethylene, by releasing the carcinogenic chemical into the air, groundwater, and soil near the plant over five decades, leaving them with long-term symptoms including cancer and Parkinson’s disease.[26] [27]

Business units

EnPro Industries’ businesses are organized into the following operating units:

CPI

Compressor Products International (CPI) designs, manufactures and markets components for large reciprocating compressors used in chemical plants, refineries and natural gas processing and transportation facilities.[28]

Garlock

The Garlock family of companies comprises three businesses: Garlock Sealing Technologies, GPT, and Garlock Hygienic Technologies, which includes Rubber Fab and The Aseptic Group. Garlock serves a diverse range of industries including pharmaceutical, food and beverage, pulp and paper, metals and mining, marine, water / waste water, chemical processing, oil and gas, and power generation markets.

GGB

GGB is the Tribological Solution Provider for Industrial Progress, regardless of Shape or Material, serving the industrial, automotive, aerospace, renewable energy, and dozens of other industries.

STEMCO

STEMCO manufactures and supplies components to the heavy-duty truck and trailer markets in North America.

Technetics Group

Technetics Group provides engineered components, seals, assemblies and sub-systems for applications in the semiconductor, aerospace, power generation, medical, oil and gas, and other industries.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Enpro Announces Leadership Transition.
  2. Web site: Investor Relations - Corporate Profile . https://archive.today/20130616102222/http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=131738&p=irol-homeProfile&t=&id=& . dead . June 16, 2013 . EnPro Industries . April 26, 2013 .
  3. Web site: B.F. Goodrich buys Coltec. CNN Money. April 26, 2013.
  4. Web site: EnPro Industries, Inc., Form 10-K, Annual Report, Filing Date February 27, 2013. secdatabase.com. April 26, 2013.
  5. Web site: Goodrich Readying June 1 Spinoff of Bearing Division. eBearing News. April 26, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20020617233847/http://www.ebearing.com/news2002/052301.htm. June 17, 2002. dead. mdy-all.
  6. Web site: EnPro completes sale of Quincy Compressor. Charlotte Business News. April 26, 2013.
  7. Web site: EnPro buys Colorado manufacturer. Charlotte Business Journal. November 3, 2013.
  8. Web site: EnPro Buys Compressor Products International. Modern Distribution Management. April 26, 2013.
  9. Web site: EnPro Industries acquires Technetics. Charlotte Business Journal. April 26, 2013.
  10. Web site: EnPro Industries buys Hydrodyne. Charlotte Business Journal. April 26, 2013.
  11. Web site: EnPro Acquires Manufacturers of Lubrication Systems for Compressors . Machinery Lubrication . April 26, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130508081846/http://machinerylubrication.com/Read/25860/EnPro-acquires-manufacturers-lubrication . May 8, 2013 .
  12. Web site: EnPro Industries acquires Tara Technologies. Yahoo! Finance. April 26, 2013.
  13. Web site: EnPro Industries Acquires Rome Tool and die. American Machinist. April 26, 2013.
  14. Web site: EnPro Industries acquires Pipeline Seal and Insulator. Industrial Supply. April 26, 2013.
  15. Web site: EnPro Industries Acquires Motorwheel Commercial Vehicle Systems. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029211021/http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/16/idUS214549+16-Apr-2012+BW20120416. dead. October 29, 2013. Reuters. April 26, 2013.
  16. Web site: EnPro Industries Announces Acquisition of Fabrico, Inc. . Business Wire . December 22, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150416155213/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/enpro-industries-announces-acquisition-fabrico-123000178.html . April 16, 2015 .
  17. Web site: EnPro Industries Announces Acquisition Of Rubber Fab Gasket & Molding, Inc. . Business Wire . April 25, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160426124547/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160425005426/en/EnPro-Industries-Announces-Agreement-Acquire-Rubber-Fab . April 26, 2016 . mdy-all .
  18. Web site: EnPro Industries Announces Acquisition of Qualiseal. June 2017 . Business Wire. June 1, 2017 .
  19. Web site: EnPro Industries Announces Acquisition of The Aseptic Group.. July 2, 2019 . Business Wire. July 2, 2019 .
  20. Web site: EnPro Industries to Acquire LeanTeq Co., Ltd.. July 22, 2019 . Business Wire. July 22, 2019 .
  21. News: Dye . Jessica . 2014-07-24 . U.S. judge strikes sealing order over Garlock asbestos liability . 2024-06-09 . Reuters.
  22. News: Dye . Jessica . 2015-01-14 . Garlock offers revised bankruptcy deal for asbestos claims . 2024-06-09 . Reuters.
  23. News: 2016-03-17 . EnPro, Garlock reach $480 million settlement on asbestos claims . live . http://web.archive.org/web/20171201041029/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-enpro-industriesgarlock-asbestosclaim/enpro-garlock-reach-480-million-settlement-on-asbestos-claims-idUSKCN0WK0DP . 2017-12-01 . 2024-06-09 . Reuters.
  24. Web site: Howell . David . 2017-04-12 . AG Sues Over TCE Contamination . live . http://web.archive.org/web/20240605214033/https://www.yalnews.com/2017/04/12/ag-sues-over-tce-contamination/ . 2024-06-05 . 2024-06-09 . The North Mississippi Herald . en-US.
  25. Web site: Rozier . Alex . 2024-06-05 . Ex-employees sue Water Valley facility over TCE pollution . live . http://web.archive.org/web/20240605213957/https://mississippitoday.org/2024/06/05/ex-employees-sue-water-valley-facility-over-tce-pollution/ . 2024-06-05 . 2024-06-09 . . en-US.
  26. Web site: Beveridge . Lici . 2024-06-06 . Former employees sue former Water Valley MS manufacturer, claim chemicals caused cancer . live . http://web.archive.org/web/20240609164941/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/former-employees-sue-former-water-valley-ms-manufacturer-claim-chemicals-caused-cancer/ar-BB1nKHAU . 2024-06-09 . 2024-06-09 . . The Clarion-Ledger.
  27. Web site: Hrach . Mandy . 2024-06-04 . Mississippi auto plant illegally dumped cancer-causing chemical, lawsuit says . live . http://web.archive.org/web/20240604235344/https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/mississippi-auto-company-illegally-dumping-toxins-leads-to-former-workers-cancer-lawsuit-claims/article_a11c642e-22ba-11ef-a7a3-d702118a9deb.html . 2024-06-04 . 2024-06-09 . . en.
  28. Web site: EnPro Industries Inc.. Reuters. April 26, 2013.