CLEVELAND, OHIO, October 4, 2004 /Pink Sheets News Service/ -- CALCOL INC. (CLCL-OTC) has announced that English language website http://www.calcol.com/, http://www.calcol.com,and/ Chinese language website http://www.malibu-cola.com/ http://malibu-cola.com/, now recently updated.
Reflecting the change of the ownership as of the issuance of the new business license on July 9, 2004 by acquisition of the minority jv partner's interest and change of name of the company's wholly-owned subsidiary from a local Chinese joint venture to a national brand Wholly-Owned Foreign Enterprise Company in China, the websites now announce in English and Chinese: "WELCOME TO THE MALIBU-COLA BEVERAGES CO. LTD." and exhibit, on the PHOTO GALLERY pages in English and Chinese respectively[http://www.calcol.com/page3.html, http://www.calcol.com/page3-2.html, http://www.calcol.com/page3-4.html, http://www.calcol.com/page3-5.html, and http://malibu-cola.com/page3.html, http://malibu-cola.com/page3-2.html,
http://malibu-cola.com/page3-4.html, http://malibu-cola.com/page3-5.html, the extent of the company's holdings and operations, from its 60 MU (approximately 10 acres) of Beijing, to its MALIBU FLAVOURS CONCENTRATE PLANT (capable of production of 800,000 units of soft drink concentrate per year, enough to produce 1.68 Billion liters of finished carbonated soft drinks), to its MALIBU-COLA BEVERAGES 110,000 square foot bottling plant which includes both a bottling line capable of 6 million annual case standard production and a canning line which is capable of producing 7 million standard cases of aluminum cans of carbonated soft drinks per year. The bottling line is shown in the new pictures on the website from start to finish, from modern water treatment plant to adding purified water and sugar to produce simple syrup to the carbonation and mixing to the filling room and packing and shipping and in-store display. The canning line is fully installed and photos of the canning line in full production will be posted soon also on the website as well as new photos of instore displays and new point of sale advertising for CALCOL's products.
The MALIBU-COLA BEVERAGES CO. LTD. is currently producing and selling 5 carbonated soft drink products in China under license from CALCOL INC. Cleveland Ohio 44122 USA (MALIBU-COLA, MALIBU SUNRISE ORANGE, MALIBU SURF'S UP LEMON LIME, MALIBU VERRY CHERRY COLA, AND MALIBU LEMON SQUEEZE SPARKLING LEMONADE) in 600 ml and 1.25 Liter sizes of PET bottles in approximately 2000 supermarkets and retail stores in Beijing, Tianjin, and in 10 cities in Hubei Province, and will shortly be introducing MALIBU DIET DEE-LITE COLA (Chinese trademarks and trademarks pending) in PET bottles, and in addition is pleased to announce it will be introducing all of its products in aluminum cans in China later this fall. Also, posted on the websites under the link CALCOL IN THE NEWS http://www.calcol.com/page4.html are three newspaper articles/wire service reports which have appeared earlier this year in the Financial Times of London, The Dow Jones Newswires and the Cleveland Plain Dealer about CALCOL's progress and plans: Calcol Expands With Sale Of Stock (The Plain Dealer) - June 05, 2004, Soft Drinks Is A Cut-Throat Trade(Financial Times) - January 21, 2004, Calcol Takes Over China Cola Joint Venture(Dow Jones Newswires) - January 2, 2004, which provide significant information relevant to all those interested in CALCOL.
CALCOL INC. (CLCL-OTC)common stock trades over the counter in the United States, involves a high degree of risk, and is a suitable investment only for accredited, institutional, or overseas investors who are able to assess the risk and can afford to lose their entire investment. This announcement is for information only, and is not an offer to buy or sell securities.
For further information, please contact:
Mr. Norman C. Kaplan,
Chairman and President CALCOL INC.,
Chairman, MALIBU-COLA BEVERAGE CO. LTD. - WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF CALCOL INC. (CLCL-OTC) and MALIBU FLAVOURS
tel: 216-514-0849 fax: 216-274-9608
email: CALCOL@aol.com;
Mr. Ji Jun
Vice President, CALCOL INC.,
President, MALIBU-COLA BEVERAGE CO. LTD. - WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF CALCOL INC. (CLCL-OTC) and Malibu Flavours
Beijing East Yanjiao Economical & Technical Development Zone
Beijing, China, 101601
tel: 011-86-10-6159-4104
fax: 011-86-10-6159-2166
mailto:jijunhere@hotmail.com