TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Sept. 7, 2016) -

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CHAR Technologies Ltd. (the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:YES) is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (the "MOU") with Sulfatech Chile SpA ("Sulfatech") pursuant to which the Corporation and Sulfatech have agreed to establish a joint venture in Chile pursuant to which Sulfatech will produce "SulfaCHAR", the Corporation's principal product, under license from the Corporation, and will engage in the sales and distribution of SulfaCHAR to the Chilean market.

"This is a fantastic opportunity to introduce SulfaCHAR into Chile as our first step into the South American market" said Andrew White, CEO of the Corporation. "Sulfatech has on the ground experience, and will be able to rapidly deploy the SulfaCHAR technology to capitalize on the emerging Chilean renewable natural gas market".

"We are excited about bringing this product to the local market" said Raul Salas, CEO of Sulfatech, who will also be the newly appointed CEO of the Chilean joint venture company. "We consider SulfaCHAR the most innovative technology in this sector. The trend is towards a circular economy. We are converting organic waste to a cleaning agent, which through the cleaning process is converted to an organic fertilizer. This business model allows all parties to benefit in a sustainable way. This is the new economy and we are excited to be part of it".

With the MOU in place, the Corporation and Sulfatech will finalize joint venture and license agreements, while completing demonstrations of SulfaCHAR at select customer sites in Chile.

About CHAR

The Corporation is in the business of producing a proprietary activated charcoal like material (SulfaCHAR), which can be used to removed hydrogen sulfide from various gas streams (focusing on methane-rich and odorous air). The SulfaCHAR, once used for the gas cleaning application, has further use as a sulfur-enriched biochar for agricultural purposes (saleable soil amendment product).

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