VENTURA, Calif., March 8, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SGD Holdings, Ltd. (Pink Sheets:SGDH) wholly-owned subsidiary Ecopaper, Inc. announced today it has finalized a contract for more than $3 million U.S. dollars with a North American client. The client purchased a variety of paper types and full payment is expected within approximately 60 days. Production for this order is already in motion, going well, and slated for an April 2010 delivery. The company is working diligently to obtain additional orders this year from the same client. CEO Harry Johansing comments, "This is an exciting time for the company and the 1st quarter of 2010 is off to an outstanding start."
As previously stated, the company is preparing 2009 financials and plans to release them in the near future.
About Ecopaper, Inc.
Ecopaper, Inc. is the first company in the history of the paper industry to create and market treeless paper of a superior quality. Every page of Ecopaper is smooth, acid-free, durable, chemical-free, and made in Costa Rica. Ecopaper, Inc. has developed an innovative and economically feasible option for the potential removal of 230,000 tons of agro-industrial waste that are dumped yearly in Costa Rica alone. The company's challenge is to invent new processes and create paper for consumers in new textures and tones, using waste materials from exotic tropical fibers. The results of processing these exotic tropical fibers are items that both appeal to the consumer and positively impact the environment.
About SGD Holdings, Ltd.
SGD Holdings, Ltd. is a holding company which owns and operates through its wholly-owned subsidiary Ecopaper, Inc. (http://www.ecopaper.com/). Its goal is to acquire new technologies which can positively impact the environment either through internal development or by acquisition.
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