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VERNON, B.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 30, 2000

In making his announcement, Gary Ackles, CEO (1) ( C hief E xecutive O fficer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of AQCI ( OTCBB OTCBB

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..... Click the link for more information. :AQCI), stated: "Mr. Van Vranken has over 30 years of forest industry experience."

Having successfully managed North Cal Wood Products since its inception in 1984, he has also established a reputation for value added Value Added

The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers.

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This can either increase the products price or value. quality. Since our announced alliance with North Cal in March, Mr. Van Vranken has been working actively behind the scenes both in Brazil and the US to prepare final delivery of our Brazilian hardwoods to global markets. "Over the last several months, he has been a key player working behind the scenes for us both in Brazil and in the US to prepare final delivery of our eco-friendly timber products to global markets."

In discussing Mr. Van Vranken's role as AQCI's International Projects Manager, Mr. Ackles stated, "Mr. Van Vranken has assumed immediate management control in all areas of our Brazilian operation, including harvesting, delivery, processing, inventory and distribution. His targeted goals for AQCI are threefold. First, to further accelerate output. Second, to maximize operating efficiency. Third, to establish reliable networks for distribution. In addition to schedule regular inspections of our Brazilian project, Mr. Van Vranken will continue to work closely with his staff at North Cal to create new markets for our eco-friendly hardwoods."

Mr. Van Vranken, who recently returned from a scheduled inspection of AQCI's Brazilian project, had the following to say about his new position, "I am very excited to be apart of the worlds leading aquatic timber harvesting company. In all of my many years in this industry, I have not yet seen a company with such strong long term fundamentals as AQCI. Needless to say, when Mr. Ackles asked me to join forces with his company, it was an offer I could not resist."

In discussing Mr. Van Vranken's future role with AQCI, Mr. Ackles stated, " As we expand harvesting operations globally, Mr. Van Vranken will serve a pivotal role in implementing our operating model Operating Model is a term that is used in many contexts. In essence an operating model describes how an organization operates across both business and technology domains. The Operating Model describes what is important for the organization. and will assist us in coordinating production from multiple projects into our existing distribution channels. With his may talents, extensive industry experience and numerous contacts, I expect he will contribute significantly to our future success. I am extremely pleased to have Mr. Van Vranken join our growing AQCI team."

About the Company

Aquatic Cellulose International Corp. (AQCI) is a growth stage, technology based company retrieving aquatic timber. Gary Ackles, President and CEO of AQCI, has patented a unique robotic harvesting technology and has granted exclusive rights to AQCI for its use in this environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly , also referred to as nature friendly , is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment. ^[1] industry.

With this technology, AQCI is pioneering the worlds first robotic underwater timber harvester harvester, farm machine that mechanically harvests a crop. Small-grain harvesting has been mechanized to a certain extent since early times. In the modern period the first harvester to gain general acceptance was made by Cyrus McCormick in 1831 (see reaper). called the ATH (Aquatic Timber Harvester). The ATH is an automated harvesting system performing tasks once only performed by divers. By eliminating divers, the ATH dramatically increases production capacity to allow profitable large scale operations. This technological breakthrough is effectively transforming aquatic timber harvesting into a multi-billion dollar global industry.

In November, 1999, Aquatic Cellulose began its first large scale operation at the Tucurui reservoir in the Amazon region of Northern Brazil. Valued over $US 600,000,000, this multi-phase project is scheduled for completion in 2019. The company also recently announced future projects in the Amazon river Amazon River
Portuguese Rio Amazonas

River, northern South America. It is the largest river in the world in volume and area of drainage basin; only the Nile River of eastern and northeastern Africa exceeds it in length. , a project worth untold billions, as well as in New Zealand New Zealand (z?`l?nd) , island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. .

From its Brazilian operation, Aquatic Cellulose has introduced a new product line of water cured, tropical hardwoods called AMAZON LINE. Carefully selected based upon colour, grain, texture, luster and density, AMAZON LINE offers uncompromising beauty and "old growth" quality with environmental peace of mind. The company has secured the Internet domain name An organization's unique name on the Internet. The chosen name combined with a top level domain (TLD), such as .com or .org, also called a "domain extension," makes up the Internet domain name. For example, computerlanguage.com is the domain name for the publisher of this Encyclopedia. and is in the process of building this website for e-commerce.

Counting over 38,000 dams worldwide, not to mention endless lakes, rivers and tributaries, there are unlimited global opportunities for future AQCI operations. To learn more about this fascinating company, please visit our company website: www.aquaticcellulose.com and join our growing e-mail list.

This press release contains statements that constitute forward statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Forward looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward looking statements. Factors that may cause or contribute to such differences include, among other things, the Company's dependence on one customer, seasonality of the Company's retrieval business and risk of future losses from operations. Other risks and uncertainties include changes in business conditions and the economy in general, changes in governmental regulations, unforseen litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute.

When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. and other risk factors identified. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements for revisions or changes after the date of this press release.

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