Harsco receives $13 million in orders from Japan and North America

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Harsco Corporation has received new orders for railway track maintenance equipment totaling more than $13 million from customers in Japan and North America. The Japan order calls for Harsco's 20-stone rail grinder configuration, a self-propelled track maintenance unit that will be used to maintain rail surfaces and rail-to-wheel contours on the high-volume Shinzai and Shinkansen lines operated by the East Japan Railway Company. Delivery of the unit is scheduled for the second half of 2012. The orders from North America will support railway track maintenance requirements for a range of customers and include a number of machine types, including ballast tampers and a new-design tie anchor unit. Deliveries are expected to be completed by the end of this year. All of the units will be built at Harsco Rail's US production facilities. "As these orders reconfirm, we continue to see an especially active bidding market virtually across the world for our specialized rail equipment," said Harsco Chairman, President and CEO Salvatore Fazzolari. "The solid geographic base we have built is a key part of our continuing optimism for this business and its prospects for long-term growth."

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