Orbite HPA production update: Production ramp up sequence continues to progress well

<p>Orbite Technologies Inc. today announced that, further to its press release of October 3, 2016, production activities continue as planned at its high purity alumina ("HPA") plant.</p> <ul> <li>The first batch of feedstock digestion commenced on September 30 and was followed by subsequent batches, as planned.</li> <li>These batches of liquor, produced in the digestion circuit, were subsequently transferred to the crystallisation circuit for production of Aluminum Chloride Hexahydrate (ACH) crystals. ACH crystals are the precursor to High Purity Alumina (HPA).</li> <li>Purity levels of the ACH crystals, produced in the first batches, are already in excess of 5N, ahead of expectations. This would correspond to HPA purity levels in excess of 4N5. Based on the excellent results to date, ACH purity levels in excess of 5N8, corresponding to 5N+ HPA, are expected to be achieved within the next batch cycles.</li> <li>Once the ACH crystals produced reach 5N8 purity, they will be transferred to the calcination circuit for HPA production.</li> </ul> <p>{googleAdsense}</p> <p>"Purity of the initial batches of ACH crystals is excellent and has surpassed our expectations so soon after start of production," stated Glenn Kelly, CEO of Orbite. "Operational progress is such that production times are coming down, and purity levels are increasing, as planned. Based on what we have achieved to date, we are confident that ACH purity of 5N8 (HPA purity of 5N+) is well within our reach."</p>