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Specialty Coating Systems Completes Compliance Testing for RoHS Directive

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - (May 31, 2005) - Specialty Coating Systems* (SCS*), announced today that their Parylene conformal coating services and raw materials (SCS Parylene dimers) are compliant with the European Union's Restriction on the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive.

SCS is taking a proactive approach to the RoHS directive, which goes into effect July 1, 2006. The directive mandates that all new electronics products and equipment sold in Europe after this date shall be free of certain hazardous materials including lead, cadmium, mercury and hexavalent chromium. Other countries, including China and Japan, and individual states within the United States are also initiating similar directives.

"We conducted independent laboratory testing to validate compliance of the SCS Parylenes," said Alan Hardy, SCS Electronics and Automotive Market Manager. "SCS provides Parylene coating services and dimer to manufacturers of electrical and electronics equipment on a worldwide basis through a network of 10 coating facilities. SCS understands the importance and implications of the RoHS directive for our customers and wanted to be proactive in announcing the compliance of SCS Parylene services and dimers well before the July 2006 deadline."

SCS Parylene conformal coatings are thin-film polymer coatings used to protect critical components in the electronics, automotive, military and medical industries. Dimer, the precursor to finished Parylene films, is vaporized and then pyrolized into a gaseous monomer before it is deposited as a polymeric film within a room temperature evacuated chamber. The process does not utilize any solvents or catalysts and no cure forces are needed. The resulting pinhole-free Parylene films offer excellent barrier and dielectric properties, among many other key properties that are attractive to these industries.

For more information on the RoHS compliance of SCS Parylene coating services and dimers, contact Alan Hardy at ahardy@scscoatings.com .

About The RoHS Directive
The RoHS Directive, enacted by the European Union (EU) in February, 2003, restricts the use of six hazardous substances (lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls or polybrominated diphenyl ethers) within electrical and electronic equipment. The goal, consistent with other international regulations, is to contribute to human health and the environment by restricting the use of certain hazardous substances in new equipment. Manufacturers of electronics products outside Europe must abide by this legislation by July 1, 2006 if the equipment they produce is ultimately imported in an EU member state. Other nations around the world have also proposed legislation that would restrict the use of lead and other hazardous substances in electronic products.

About SCS and Parylene
Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Specialty Coating Systems (SCS) is the worldwide leader in Parylene conformal coating services, systems and materials. SCS has more than 30 years of application experience and expertise in the medical devices, electronics, automotive, aerospace, rubber, MEMS, and ferrite core industries. With 10 worldwide coating facilities throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, SCS leverages their worldwide Parylene coating resources in order to exceed customers' expectations. For more information about SCS or Parylene conformal coatings, contact SCS at 317-244-1200, or visit their website, www.scscoatings.com.

*SCS and Specialty Coating Systems are trademarks and service marks of Specialty Coating Systems.