EPURE INTERNATIONAL LTD.

(Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore)

Company registration number: 200515422C

EPURE ESTABLISHES JOINT VENTURE FOR BUILD, OPERATE AND TRANSFER PROJECT IN JIANGYAN CITY

The Board of Directors of Epure International Ltd. (the "Company") wishes to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sound International Investment Holdings Limited, has entered into a joint venture ("JV") with Jiangyan City Area Wastewater Treatment Co., Ltd ("JCA") to undertake a Build, Operate and Transfer ("BOT") project in Jiangyan City.

Details of the Joint Venture

The JV, Jiangyan Jiangyuan Wastewater Treatment Co., Ltd, is to undertake a BOT project that is located in Jiangyan City. The project is expected to have a treatment capacity of up to 80,000 tonnes of wastewater per day. It involves the building of a new treatment plant and an upgrading of an existing treatment facility. The total investment is approximately RMB56 million with a concession period of 25 years.

Epure will take a 30% stake in the JV with approximately RMB14.4 million as consideration while the consideration for JCA’s 70% stake will be in the form of the existing treatment facility. JCA will fully assign the operations and management rights of both treatment facilities to Epure during the concession period.

None of the Directors or substantial shareholders of the Company has any interest, direct or indirect (other than through their shareholdings in the Company), in the above-mentioned transaction.

The transaction is not expected to have a material impact on the net earnings per share and the net tangible assets per share of the Company for the financial year ending 31 December 2009.

By Order of the Board

Submitted by Choo Beng Lor, Company Secretary on 5 October 2009 to SGX.

About Epure International Ltd.

For further information, please contact:

Mr Yan Xiao Lei of Epure International Ltd. at +86-10 6050 4710

or e-mail yxl@epure.cn

Mr Choo Beng Lor of Epure International Ltd. at +86-10 6050 4711 or +65 6272 6678

or e-mail zml@epure.cn

Ms Huang Ying Ling of Oaktree Advisers at +65 9026 6839

or e-mail yingling@oaktreeadvisers.com

Ms Lilian Sim of Oaktree Advisers at +65 9828 5634

or e-mail liliansim@oaktreeadvisers.com

Epure is one of China’s leading turnkey water & wastewater treatment solutions providers. Backed by extensive R&D and technical expertise, it has successfully completed many award-winning projects.

The Group develops proprietary technologies and customises them into effective turnkey solutions for industrial and municipal projects. It has a strong marketing network in China, where it is much sought after for its strong design and engineering project management capabilities.

In 2006, Epure diversified into the management of water treatment plants. It has also invested in Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) and Design, Build and Operate (DBO) projects to diversify its project portfolio. The Group recently acquired Beijing Hi-Standard Water Treatment Equipment Co., Ltd, progressing towards its aspiration of becoming a fully integrated services provider.

International Finance Corporation, the World Bank arm that promotes socially and environmentally sustainable private-sector investments, is a substantial shareholder.

In 2007, Epure was named one of the 10 Most Influential Water Companies in China and the Top 10 EPC Companies in China’s water industry. Non-executive chairman Wen Yibo ranked second among the 10 Most Influential People in the industry.

think i saw a news abt a JV in the announcement..

whoever dumped yesterday must be very sore..

55c! very pure :)