ORBITE RECEIVES PATENT ALLOWANCE

    
    EXPLORATION ORBITE V.S.P.A. INC.
    "ORT.A" TSX-VENTURE EXCHANGE
    

MONTREAL, Aug. 26 /CNW Telbec/ - Exploration Orbite VSPA Inc. is pleased to announce that it has just received a notice of allowance from Canada for a patent application involving its alumina preparation processes.

This welcome news bodes well for the granting of patents in the other countries where corresponding applications have been filed by Exploration Orbite VSPA Inc. and are still pending.

"We are delighted that our patent application was accepted so quickly. This allowance is a testament to the progressiveness and quality of our technological processes," stated Richard Boudreault, President and Chief Executive Officer of Exploration Orbite.

Having received this highly positive news, Exploration Orbite VSPA Inc. fully expects that a series of corresponding patent applications will be granted in Australia, Brazil, China, Europe, the U.S., India, Japan and Russia. This type of strategic protection for its intellectual property will position Exploration Orbite VSPA Inc. very favourably with respect to its alumina production operations.

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For further information: Frédéric Bérard, Special Advisor, Tel.: [phone]; Louis Morin, Investor Relations, Tel: [phone]