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Physical Testing Confirm Greater Endurance Values
March 10, 2004

After more than two years in development and over a year of successful installations in the field, an ISO 9002/A2LA Certified Testing Laboratory has confirmed what Northstar engineers have suspected all along. Testing now confirms that the material properties of the Endurance Marine Composite are higher than reported.

"After testing acutal pultruded samples of the Endurance POLARIS part, we've determined that the tensile and flexural strengths are significantly higher than initially reported", stated Eric Sproat, Project Engineer for Applied Techical Services.

"We were pleasantly surprised at the increased strength numbers" said Carl Hazenberg,Civil PE and Northstar Senior Engineer. "We knew that our reported material specifications were conservative, but these test results are truly impressive."

Additional testing was performed to insure that the first round of testing was not an anomoly. The increased numbers are a result of refinements made in the manufacturing process and the addition of carbon that bolsters material performance.

"Northstar now plans to revise product specifications so customers can take advantage of these efficiencies", said Hazenberg. New specifications will be available by the end of March.

"The Endurance Composite is constantly evolving", said Jeff Moreau, Northstar President. "A new field of competitors keep us working around the clock and require that we constantly improve what is already superior in every way. In a way, we're our own best competitor", said Moreau.

"By the end of the year, look for Northstar to introduce an entirely new concept in composite sheet piling. This new product will make everything we're doing and whatever our competition is doing obsolete", said Moreau.