Press Release

For Immediate Release

AFC Announces The Addition of Its New PSA Coating and Lamination Line

Lake In The Hills, IL –– March 16, 2004---Advanced Flexible Composites, Inc. (AFC) is pleased to announce the addition of their new Pressure Sensitive Adhesive coating and lamination line. The new PSA line will produce AFC’s DuraStick â Tapes. DuraStick â Tapes utilize AFC’s PTFE coated DuraFab â Fabrics, while incorporating the added benefit of either a silicone or acrylic adhesive on one or both sides. The new state of the art coating and laminating line has capabilities to produce PSA tapes in widths up to 60”.

Bill Lewis, AFC’s President and CEO states, “This is the next step in AFC’s ongoing expansion program, and further demonstrates AFC’s commitment to its Core Values: Quality, Innovation and Service. This new, state-of-the-art coating line enables AFC to better leverage its significant PSA coating expertise and provides us with unique capabilities to greatly expand our PSA product offerings. Increasing our PSA coating capacities and capabilities will also allow for us to accommodate an increasing demand for custom toll coating.”

Michael Baker, AFC’s Director of Marketing adds, “In the past the Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Tape market had not been a primary focus for AFC. Our distributors will be seeing a change in this strategy. The efficiency gains from this new coating line will enable AFC to better compete in the PSA tape market. The capabilities offered by the equipment will allow us to develop new and innovative PSA products, while improving and expanding on our current DuraStick â PSA Tapes. The addition of our new PSA tape capabilities enables AFC to support its distributors with one of the most complete product offerings in the industry. This is another step in reinforcing our commitment to our distributors and The Partnership Plus Ô distribution program.”

Founded in 1988, AFC, a family owned and operated company, is a world leader in the manufacture of high-performance coated and laminated fabrics. AFC sells its products through distributors and OEMs under the trade names DuraFab®, DuraFlow®, DuraSil®, DuraStick®, DuraLam® and DuraChef â . The company designs and manufactures PTFE and silicone coated fabrics and belting, along with an extensive line of pressure sensitive tapes, for use in diverse applications. Typical applications for its products are found in industries such as, aerospace, flexible packaging, screen printing, textile, polymer manufacturing, food processing, chemical, electronics and communications.

For further information, contact Michael Baker, Director of Marketing at (800) 334-9372.