Jul 16 News ReleaseKELSOANNOUNCES SALE & DELIVERY OF
STAINLESSSTEEL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES TO
TEXANATANK CAR FOR A NEW TANK CAR BUILD
WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2008 -VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA
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Kelso Technologies Inc.(TSXV:KLS) (Pink
Sheets:KEOSF), a customer-driven,product-solutions company and developer of the unique JS
line of pressure relief valvesand Manway Securement System, (the “Company”) announced today
that it has sold and deliveredtwelve stainless steel, low flow pressure relief valves.
Twelve stainless steel, pressurerelief valves have been shipped to Texana Tank Car & Manufacturing,
Ltd. in Texas for installation on12 new stainless steel tank cars to be delivered in the third quarter of
calendar 2008 to a major USchemical producer. These special tank cars are destined for service
carrying a liquid which requiresa 100% stainless steel tank car. Stainless steel tank cars are used in
applications where the liquid intransit will degrade standard carbon steel tank cars or must remain ultra-
pure and not have any chance ofcontamination from contact with a carbon steel material.
The Kelso pressure relief valvesprovided are latest design for 165 psi-rated tank cars. The valve
construction is 100% stainlesssteel to match the needs of the customer. The customer recognized the
advantage of the Kelso valve as acompletely external valve with low cost-of-ownership and included it as
a specification requirement whenthe tank car specification was developed for bidding purposes.
This is another example of thework that Kelso has been seeding since December when Neil Gambow
joined the Company. As a resultof his efforts, we have seen a quicker growth in revenues from sales
and expect that trend tocontinue. In particular, we expect 2009 to be a break-out year for Kelso as a
number of initiatives that theCompany has been working on should roll-out starting in the new year. The
Company continues to meetface-to-face with existing and prospective customers. Just over the past
three months, these meetings havetaken place in the cities of St. Louis, MO, Nashville, TN, Houston, TX,
Dallas, TX, Pittsburgh, PA,Chicago, IL and Newport, RI.
The Company is pleased to reportthat Company’s 2008 Stock Option Plan was approved by a majority of
shareholders at the AnnualGeneral Meeting held May 27, 2008. Management has always stressed that
this Plan, which must be renewedannually by “disinterested” shareholders, is essential to the Company’s
ability to attract and rewardfuture, high quality personnel, particularly as the Company strives to grow its
sales force for North Americanrail markets. The 2008 Stock Option Plan is the same as the 2007 Stock
Option Plan, which limits thetotal outstanding options to the equivalent of 10% of the Company’s issued
and outstanding common shares,from time to time. All options granted under the Plan are subject to the
TSX Venture Exchange’s policieson stock options, as amended from time to time.
Kelso Technologies Inc. is apublic Company that trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the
symbol KLS and is quoted in theUnited States on the Pink Sheets under the symbol KEOSF.
For further information: pleasevisit Kelso Technologies’ website at www.kelsotech.comor
contact Shareholder and InvestorRelations at 1.866.535.7685 (604.878.7600) or by email to kelso
@ kelsotech.com.