FSI Announces Food Grade Compliance at the NanoChem Factory in Peru, Illinois

FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (

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: FSI, FRANKFURT: FXT),

 is the developer and manufacturer of biodegradable polymers for oil extraction, detergent ingredients and water treatment as well as crop nutrient availability chemistry. Flexible Solutions also manufactures biodegradable and environmentally safe water and energy conservation technologies. Today the Company is very pleased to announce food grade compliance at NanoChem’s Peru, Illinois factory.

Dan O'Brien, CEO comments, "The NanoChem division in IL has spent substantial effort over the last 18 months and is pleased to have achieved food grade compliance for the entire Peru plant." CEO O'Brien continues, "This is especially important for our expanding toll spray drying business where we have spare capacity. We encourage contact from companies who need food grade spray drying services in the mid-west.”

Achieving food grade compliance is time consuming and costly. However, it distinguishes our services in an industrial specialty that the Company believes could lead to significant growth opportunities.

About Flexible Solutions International Flexible Solutions International, Inc. (www.flexiblesolutions.com), based in Victoria, British Columbia, is an environmental technology company. The Company’s NanoChem Solutions Inc. subsidiary specializes in biodegradable, water-soluble products utilizing thermal polyaspartate (TPA) biopolymers. TPA beta-proteins are manufactured from the common biological amino acid, L-aspartic and have wide usage including scale inhibitors, detergent ingredients, water treatment and crop enhancement. Along with TPA, this division started producing other crop enhancement products as well. The other divisions manufacture energy and water conservation products for drinking water, agriculture, industrial markets and swimming pools throughout the world. FSI is the developer and manufacturer of WaterSavrTM, the world’s first commercially viable water evaporation retardant. WaterSavrTM reduces evaporation by up to 30% on reservoirs, lakes, aqueducts, irrigation canals, ponds and slow moving rivers. HeatsavrTM, a “liquid blanket” evaporation retardant for the commercial swimming pool and spa markets, reduces energy costs by 15% to 40% and can result in reduced indoor pool humidity.

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