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   RICHMOND, Va.--(Business Wire)--Integrated Global Services (IGS), an emerging global leader incorrosion-resistant cladding technologies and solutions, announced today that ithas successfully protected over 30,000 square feet of surface within criticaloil and gas processing units in North America, Europe, and Asia during the firsthalf of 2012.Among the various materials utilized in these corrosionapplications was UTEx 5-620, a proprietary IGS formulation co-developed inconjunction with the technology center of a major global energy company. Severalapplications were for an oil refinery in Kazakhstan, which has worked with IGSfor over 10 years to protect over 50 processing vessels, including amineregenerators, contactors, waste heat boilers, reactors, KO pots, causticscrubbers, flash drums, high pressure separators, H2S absorbers, and othervessels against corrosion. In many instances, these applications upgraded theexisting Belzona, Carboline, or other protective coating system and increasedthe expected useful life of the vessel.Moreover, since IGS UTEx materials do notaffect the substrate`s heat affected zone ("HAZ"), no pre- or post-weld heattreatment is required, as is in the case with weld overlay applications."IGS protects critical processing units in some of the largest refineries in theworld with proprietary materials, such as our UTEx 5-620," stated Iain Hall,Chief Technology Officer of Integrated Global Services."The UTEx 5-620 systemprovides a superior solution for corrosion protection of vessels, tanks, andother high temperature,critical equipment due to its excellent metallurgicalproperties as well as combination of other qualities such as uniform morphologyand low permeability, which enables it to stand up to a wide range of theharshest petrochemical operating environments. These materials enable us tosecure long-term agreements with many customers focused on superior equipmentreliability."About IGS Proprietary UTEx MaterialsUTEx materials represent advanced protective cladding systems which arewell-documented to provide superior corrosion and/or erosion protection with noimpact to the substrate`s heat affected zone. UTEx materials are solelyavailable through IGS, a global developer and applicator of surface protectionsolutions for mission-critical equipment, and are deployed through proprietaryapplication equipment using stringent quality control standards developedin-house at IGS.About Integrated Global ServicesIntegrated Global Services, Inc., 
  www.integratedglobal.com,
  is an internationalprivate equity-backed provider of surface protection solutions. Withheadquarters in Richmond, Virginia, USA, IGS operates subsidiaries, affiliatesand sales offices around the world. The Company has over 30 years of experiencehelping customers solve metal wastage problems in mission-critical equipment.IGS is an industry leader in the development and application of solutions formetal erosion and corrosion problems in challenging operating environments. IGSis a specialist in global on-site solutions, but also maintains significant shopproduction capabilities. The Company performs failure analysis, metallurgicaltesting, and ongoing research dedicated to improving cladding technologies inits Technology Research Center. In doing so, IGS collaborates with the topmaterials research and development laboratories of premier energy companies andpost-graduate educational programs.Additional information about the Company and its products can be found at itsWebsite, 
  www.integratedglobal.com;
  LinkedInSite:
  www.linkedin.com/company/integrated-global-services;
  and Facebook Site:
  www.facebook.com/IGSInc.
   Integrated Global ServicesSarah Vereb, 804-794-1646 x10sarah.vereb@integratedglobal.comCopyright Business Wire 2012