Press Release

For Immediate Release

AFC Announces The Addition of Richard Fowler

Lake In The Hills, IL – April 26, 2004 – Advanced Flexible Composites, Inc. (AFC) announced the addition of Rich Fowler as Customer Service Representative. Rich will work out AFC’s world headquarters in Lake In The Hills, IL.

Bill Lewis, President of AFC commented, “Rich will be a great addition to our customer service team. His years of experience and expertise in all aspects of PTFE and silicone coated and laminated fabrics, tapes and belting will be very beneficial to our distribution and OEM customer base”.

Rich is a graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo. Prior to joining AFC he worked for Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics for six years. His past positions with Saint-Gobain include operational positions and most recently as a customer service representative in Elk Grove, IL.

You may contact Rich at 1-800-334-9372 or at rfowler@afconline.com.

Founded in 1988, AFC, a family owned and operated company, is a world leader in the manufacture of high-performance coated fabrics. AFC sells its products through distributors and OEMs under the trade names DuraFab®, DuraFlow®, DuraSil®, DuraStick®, DuraLam® and DuraChef®. 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.