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Exclusive Distribution Agreement for Antimicrobial Filters with French Firm Aerosys Technologies

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MONTREAL, April 14 /CNW Telbec/ - Noveko International Inc. ("the Company") is pleased to announce that it has just signed, on behalf of some of its subsidiaries, an exclusive distribution agreement for filters incorporating Noveko Inc.'s antimicrobial filtration technology with the French firm Aerosys Technologies. This agreement covers the marketing of the filters, worldwide, to aircraft manufacturers, aeronautics maintenance companies and air carriers and, in France, to the railway, auto manufacturing and defence industries, with certain exceptions.

The agreement has an initial term of two years.A subsidiary of Groupe Aerosys, Aerosys Technologies is mainly specialized in filtration systems and hydromechanical and pneumatic equipment

for the aeronautics and civilian and military ground transportation markets.

Groupe Aerosys is a French company whose different entities offer machining, assembly and processing services for various hard metals, steel and aluminum alloys, as well as specialized tool and equipment design and manufacturing services for the automobile, aeronautics, nuclear and transportation sectors.

Mr. Alain Bolduc, President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, pointed out: "The strategic nature of this partnership agreement will help stimulate the development and marketing of our filtration products in high-potential markets. We are very pleased to associate ourselves with this partner, which we chose not only for its team and expertise, but also for its reputation as an air filter supplier in the aeronautics industry. Aerosys Technologies has already concluded solid business partnerships with leaders

such as Industrielle du Ponant, filter manufacturer for AIRBUS for twenty years."

"The integration of the Noveko(MC) antimicrobial filtration technology into our products, combined with our aeronautics expertise, will allow us to offer a still unrivalled solution in the air processing field. There is already great interest in these solutions, as public health concerns continue to mount. They will help protect the health of passengers, as well as airline personnel and maintenance employees. We expect that these solutions will also be adopted by the other industries in which we operate," added Mr. Philippe Merle, President of Groupe Aerosys.