Carbon Friendly Solutions Inc. signs "MOU" with Major Iron and Steel Producer in China

VANCOUVER, March 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Carbon Friendly Solutions Inc. (CNSX: CFQ) (the "Company" or "Carbon Friendly") is pleased to announce that the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Microcoal International Inc. ("MCI"), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with Hebei Iron and Steel Group Limited ("HBIS"), a major iron and steel producer in China, setting out the terms for a detailed project design package to be developed for a large scale industrial facility. HBIS utilizes approximately 9 million tonnes of coal per year to produce steel. Microcoal technology has been developed to reduce input costs, optimize operational performance and decrease environmental footprint.

Microcoal is focused on upgrading coal through the use of their patented technology. International Energy Agency ("IEA") statistics indicate that China is one of the largest thermal and metallurgical coal markets worldwide. Thermal coal is primarily used for generating electricity, while metallurgical coal, which must contain specific coking properties, is used in steelmaking. China produces 51% of the world's metallurgical coal making it world's largest producer and consumer of metallurgical coal, accounting for over 500 million tonnes of consumption in 2010. (Source: IEA & World Steel Association)

Further, Carbon Friendly reports that its second visit to China has been successful in establishing a number of relationships with coal-fired utilities, which may provide significant opportunities for Microcoal's patented technology, given that China relies on coal for 79% of its electricity generation.

CEO of Carbon Friendly, Slawek Smulewicz states: "On behalf of the Company, I would like to thank Ms. Li Yan, our representative, and her local team in China, for establishing relationships and organizing meetings which led to the signing of this MOU with HBIS, one of the world's largest steel manufacturers."

About Carbon Friendly Solutions Inc.:

Carbon Friendly Solutions Inc., through its subsidiaries, is focused on the development of energy efficiency technology, renewable energy, and reforestation projects that have the potential to generate significant revenue. MicroCoal Inc. has an internationally patented technology that is expected to improve coal-fired utilities' economic performance by reducing input costs, improving operations and simultaneously reducing their environmental footprint. Global CO2 Reduction Inc. generates Carbon Offsets from forestry projects that may be transacted through international voluntary markets. Carbiopel Eco-Stream Power S.A. aggregates biomass supply and produces biomass fuel pellets for the European market, including large European utilities and independent renewable energy providers, in line with EU renewable energy directives.

On behalf of the Board of Directors
Carbon Friendly Solutions Inc.

"Slawek Smulewicz"
CEO and Director

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Additionally, there are known and unknown risk factors, which could cause MicroCoal's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking information contained herein. Known risk factors include, among others: the possibility that the rate of growth of the market for the coal power system; future sales of MicroCoal technology may not materialize; the technology may not work on a specific type of coal and its economic or environmental benefits may not be realized in full, the substantial investment of capital that may be required for a Build Own Operate Model; limitations imposed by our financing abilities; difficulties entering international markets, and sovereign risk.
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SOURCE Carbon Friendly Solutions Inc.

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