Water Filtration Alliance Announced; AquaTrust Filtration, LLC Announces Alliance with Aquathin Corp.

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HUNTERSVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 2, 2000

AquaTrust Filtration, LLC, the exclusive licensee of Microban Products Company for AquaTrust(R) antimicrobial water filtration applications, is proud to announce a licensing agreement with Aquathin Corporation, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Aquathin Corp. is a leader in Reverse Osmosis (RO) devices and also provides water purification systems for domestic and international consumer and industrial applications. These include counter top and under-the-sink RO systems for the home, heavy industrial RO systems, combined RO, deionization and ultra-violet systems, softeners, home and office water dispensers, and industrial deionizers.

Aquathin has extensive sales in overseas markets and has received the coveted U.S. Department of Commerce, President's Excellence Award for Exports.

"This alliance and the use of the proprietary antimicrobial technology demonstrates the growing demand in this country, as well as internationally, for this type of innovative technology in consumer and industrial applications," said Gary Kroll, president, Microban Products Company.

Aquathin will be applying the proprietary antimicrobial technology in a filter that will be used in water fount solutions for single or multi-station printing presses, either sheet or web fed, that use a water recirculation tank/system to filter/treat the recycled water.

The company plans to offer a similar version of this filtration technology which will be marketed in South and Central America and in Caribbean countries for treating/filtering drinking water in roof-top storage tanks.

"As the need for clean water grows around the world, our innovative water filtration applications will be in greater demand. The patented Microban(R) antimicrobial technology, which is the key part of this application, provides our customers with an added value and the knowledge that they have the best that there is to offer," said Glenn Cueman, president of AquaTrust Filtration.

AquaTrust Filtration is developing new market applications based upon the patented Microban(R) antimicrobial technology for a variety of end uses related to water filtration. These include bactericidal and bacteriostatic filters, carbon filters, microporous and hollow fiber membranes, water storage vessels, tubing and ancilliary distribution systems and bacteriostatic synthetic ion exchange resins.

A privately held company, AquaTrust Filtration, LLC is headquartered near Charlotte, North Carolina. For more information write to [e-mail] or call Dr. Arvind Patil at [phone] Ext. 1241.

Aquathin Corp. was founded in March of 1980 and subsequently developed one of the most effective water purification systems available. This unique, patented treatment system which uses reverse osmosis plus deionization, also received EPA registration (EPA EST. NO. 52531-FL-01). Aquathin Corp. has six additional patents with several patents pending for other innovations.

For more information, please visit the Aquathin Corp. Web site at www.aquathin.com or call Alfred Lipshultz at [phone].