September 7, 2006

CECO ENVIRONMENTAL ANNOUNCES
    $11.0 MILLION IN NEW ORDERS FOR THE ETHANOL INDUSTRY
        YEAR TO DATE BOOKINGS REACH $103 MILLION

NEW YORK, September 7, 2006 - CECO Environmental Corp. (NASDAQ: CECE), a leading provider of air pollution control and industrial ventilation systems announced today that it has received three new orders totaling approximately $11 million for equipment to be provided to the ethanol industry.

President and Chief Operating Officer, Rick Blum, stated, "These new orders were received by our CECO Abatement division. Fabrication and installation will be provided by our Kirk & Blum subsidiary."

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Phillip DeZwirek, stated, "These new orders confirm CECO's strong participation in this growing alternative energy market. Bookings for the year stand at approximately $103 million. This compares to $52.5 million at this point last year, a 96% increase."

ABOUT CECO ENVIRONMENTAL

CECO Environmental Corp. is North America's largest independent air pollution control company. Through its seven subsidiaries -- Busch, CECOaire, CECO Filters, CECO Abatement Systems, kbd/Technic, Kirk & Blum and H. M. White, Inc. - CECO provides a wide spectrum of air quality services and products including: industrial air filters, environmental maintenance, monitoring and management services, and air quality improvements systems. CECO is a full-service provider to the steel, military, aluminum, automotive, ethanol, aerospace, semiconductor, chemical, cement, metalworking, glass, foundry and virtually all-industrial process industries.

For more information on CECO Environmental Corp., please visit the company's web site at www.cecoenviro.com.

Contact: Corporate Information
Phillip DeZwirek, CECO Environmental Corp.
Email: investors@cecoenviro.com
http://www.cecoenviro.com
1-800-606-CECO

This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These risks and uncertainties, which are more fully described in CECO’s Annual and Quarterly Reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, include changes in market conditions in the industries in which the Company operates. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material aspects from those currently anticipated.