Visualant Announces Formation of Japanese Subsidiary

Company Positioned for Entry into Japanese Market
SEATTLE--(Business Wire)--
Visualant, Inc. (OTCBB:VSUL), a technology company developing
powerful spectral data-based security, diagnostic and quality control
solutions, today announced the formation of a majority owned Japanese
subsidiary.

Visualant Kabushiki Kaisha ("KK") is headquartered in Tokyo,
Japan. The Chairman of Visualant KK is Dr. Masahiro Kawahata, who also
serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the parent company,
Visualant, Inc.

Visualant KK Chairman Dr. Masahiro Kawahata said, "We have begun
concrete discussions with Japanese license partners and look forward
to building strong relationships between Visualant and the Japanese
marketplace."

Visualant Chairman and Co-Founder, Ron Erickson, stated, "We see
the expansion of Visualant into the Japanese marketplace as a key
strategic move. It will allow us to closely align with manufacturers
and systems suppliers who can integrate the Visualant technology into
solutions for their global customer base."

ABOUT VISUALANT, INC.

Visualant, Inc. (OTCBB:VSUL) (www.visualant.net) develops
low-cost, high speed, light-based security and quality control
solutions available for use in homeland security, anti-counterfeiting,
forgery/fraud prevention, brand protection and process control
applications. Its patent-pending technology uses controlled
illumination with specific bands of light, measures and records what
is seen, and manages data gathered in an innovative manner enabling
devices to establish a unique spectral signature for both individual
and classes of items. The spectral signatures, when matched against
existing databases, allow precise identification and authentication of
any item or substance.

Visualant, Inc.
Lynn Felsinger, 206-903-1351
Fax: 206-903-1352
lynn@visualant.net

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