Press Release

For Immediate Release

AFC Introduces DuraStick® 380 Fiberglass Cloth Tapes

Lake In The Hills, IL –– September 7, 2004 --- Advanced Flexible Composites, Inc. (AFC) has introduced its new DuraStick® 380 series Fiberglass Cloth Tape. These tapes consist of a tightly woven, high tensile fiberglass cloth coated with a high-temperature silicone or acrylic adhesive. Series 380 tapes posses a high thermal rating, are flame retardant, abrasion and edge tear resistant, conformable, and provide superior solvent resistance. DuraStick® Fiberglass Cloth tapes are an excellent choice for electrical and mechanical applications where chemical resistance properties of PTFE are not required. Typical applications for these products are as electrical and electronic splicing, wrapping and insulating as well as an economical thermal spray tape. Series 380 is available in either full widths or slit rolls.

Michael Baker, AFC’s Director of Marketing states, “We are developing new and innovative PSA products to meet our distributors demands. Our DuraStick® Fiberglass Cloth tape is just the first of a series of new pressure sensitive adhesive products we are developing to meet the demands of our distributors.”

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 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 or by email at mbaker@afconline.com.