METALAST and Dr. Arthur Kushner Reach Alliance Agreement

June 20, 2002

METALAST International, Inc., the process control and complete technology provider to the metal finishing industry, and Dr. Arthur Kushner of Kushner Electroplating School, a well-known authority on electroplating, have finalized an alliance agreement between the two entities, the company has reported.

Under the agreement, Dr. Arthur Kushner, Kushner Electroplating School and METALAST will cross promote the plating and anodizing expertise, respectively, of each company.

Dr. Kushner will serve as an electroplating technical consultant to METALAST. Dr. Kushner will assist the Company in electroplating technical support and troubleshooting issues to customers as METALAST expands into the plating industry with the introduction of the LinePro, a mass market process controller for the entire metal finishing industry.

Dr. Kushner will also provide technical support during further LinePro development and will assist METALAST Engineers and Scientists. METALAST will offer information on anodizing to Dr. Kushner and his organization’s clientele.

In addition, Dr. Kushner will also join METALAST as a Marketing Representative at large. Dr. Kushner will market the METALAST IPC LinePro to companies and organizations that he provides consulting services to. Dr. Kushner’s impressive client list includes Boeing, IBM, Applied Materials, Honeywell, Hewlett Packard, and hundreds of metal finishing job shops nationwide.

METALAST International, Inc. has recently introduced its revolutionary, second generation process controller, the METALAST LinePro. The LinePro is a mass-market process control computer specifically designed for the $50 billion metal finishing industry. The LinePro, a mass market product that can be applied in both plating and anodizing environments.

In addition to the METALAST LinePro, METALAST also provides a comprehensive line of finishing chemistries, full turn-key finishing systems, technical support, training and education, and R&D services. METALAST also operates the world’s only technical center devoted to anodizing and has assembled an impressive team of research scientists and industry experts.

Founded in 1947, Kushner Electroplating School is the metal finishing industry’s foremost authority on training and education in electroplating. The home study training program Electroplating Know How II™ is constantly revised and updated as dictated by changes in technology and plating processes. In recent years the school has introduced customized versions of this program to fit individual and company needs. In addition, Dr. Kushner now offers two-day training seminars at various locations throughout the United States and Canada.

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Todd Landaburu
Manager of Communications
METALAST International, Inc.
(775) 782-8324
tlandaburu@metalast.com

Dana Foster
Marketing Administrator
METALAST International, Inc.
(775) 782-8324
dfoster@metalast.com

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