To: Vegas who wrote (11586 ) 4/15/2003 4:32:38 PM From: cavan Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 48463 Emergency Filtration Products President Doug Beplate to Travel to Taiwan to Meet Asian Distributors for New 2H Nano-Enhanced Environmental Mask April 15, 2003 14:50:00 (ET) HENDERSON, Nev., Apr 15, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Emergency Filtration Products Inc. (EFP) (EMFP, Trade) today announced that Douglas K. Beplate, president, EFP, will travel to Taiwan on April 23, 2003, to meet with a number of distributors who have expressed a serious interest in acquiring large quantities of EFP's 2H Nano-Enhanced Environmental Mask. The company expects to enter into a number of distribution relationships to distribute its masks in Asia and elsewhere in the near future. The meetings, which are to be held in Taiwan, are the result of inquiries made directly to EFP to distribute the company's mask. International distribution inquiries made to date have emanated from medical supply distributors in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Turkey, Israel, Argentina, Mexico and the United States, among other countries. EFP intends to work closely with Weise Labs Inc., a company that has already committed to purchase a minimum of 250,000 units of EFP's 2H Nano-Enhanced Environmental Mask -- yielding an expected $1 million in future revenues to EFP -- in order to arrange for the cost-effective manufacture of EFP's masks for sale to Asian and other international distributors. The recent SARS epidemic (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) has caused unprecedented demand for effective face masks, such as EFP's 2H Nano-Enhanced Environmental Mask, which are designed to assist in the protection of individuals from the virus. As a result of the SARS epidemic, EFP has received numerous inquiries from manufacturers, governmental and corporate customers interested in potentially manufacturing, distributing and purchasing EFP's mask. EFP's 2H Nano-Enhanced Environmental Mask with 27 nanometers filtration capability relies on the company's core 2H Technology(TM) filtration system, which utilizes a combination of hydrophobic and hydrophilic filters able to capture and isolate bacterial and viral microorganisms with efficiencies of 99.9 percent. The environmental mask utilizes the company's patented 2H Technology(TM) and nanotechnology to enhance the capture-and-isolation characteristics of the filter media. Separately, EFP announces that the company was recently featured on Fox News; a copy of the segment will be posted to the company's Web site this week. The company was also featured in a Las Vegas Sun article that can be accessed by clicking on the following link: lasvegassun.com . html, or by visiting the company's Web site. About Emergency Filtration Products Inc. EFP is an air filtration products manufacturer whose technology provides filtration efficiencies of "greater than 99.99 percent at a particle size of 0.027 microns." Its initial products were developed for the medical market: the Vapor Isolation Valve(TM); RespAide -- a CPR mask used for resuscitation of respiratory/cardiac arrest cases; an A.E.D. prep kit; and the 2H Breathing Circuit Filter. Each has received FDA approval. In addition to filtration products, the company also supplies Superstat, a modified hemostatic collagen, to the medical market and U.S. military for extreme wound care. About Weise Labs Inc. Weise Labs Inc. is a privately held leading Taiwanese technology company focusing on the commercialization of leading-edge technologies in Asian markets. Weise Labs has interdisciplinary teams specializing in the development, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of products in the nanotechnology, telecommunications, software, biotechnology and environmental industries. Safe Harbor Statement: This news release contains forward-looking statements pursuant to the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. With the exception of historical information, the matters discussed in this news release are "forward-looking statements" that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The actual future results of the company could differ significantly from those statements. Emergency Filtration Products Inc., Henderson Wendy Harper, 702/558-5164 Fax: 702/567-1893 contactus@emergencyfiltration.com www.emergencyfiltration.com Good Luck all, Cavan