AS PART OF A COMPANY REORGANIZATION, ADHESIVES RESEARCH DEBUTS ARcare® AS ONE OF FOUR NEW DIVISIONS


Geoff Bennett to lead new division focusing on customized adhesive products

GLEN ROCK, Pa. (October 19, 2005) - As part of a corporate restructure, Adhesives Research, Inc., today announced the launch of a new division of the company called ARcare®. This division is one of four new fully integrated operating divisions of Adhesives Research, a leading global developer and manufacturer of custom pressure-sensitive adhesives, tapes, specialty films, coatings, and laminates.

ARcare® will focus on the timely development and manufacture of highly customized, often one-of-a-kind, tapes, adhesive coated products, films, and laminates for customers in the pharmaceutical, medical, electronics, and specialty industrial markets.

Kären Olson, Adhesives Research president and CEO, named Geoff Bennett to lead this new division as vice president and general manager. With Adhesives Research for nine years, Bennett most recently served as president of Adhesives Research Europe, where he was responsible for the start-up and profitable growth of the company's Limerick, Ireland, facility. A new resident of Harford County, Maryland, Bennett is a native of England. He is a qualified mechanical engineer who holds a full technician's higher national certificate, achieved GCE O'Levels in math and English, and also attended the Ashridge Course for General Management (England).

The company's reorganization also introduces the ARclad® division, which will build upon proven product lines of high-performance, specialty pressure-sensitive tapes used by industrial customers in the construction, pulp and paper, and transportation markets. Additionally, the ARx(TM) division will expand AR's role as a leading component supplier/partner to the pharmaceutical industry and bring added focus and regulatory control to the design, scale-up, and manufacture of "active" adhesive laminates and dissolvable films for the fast-growing drug delivery sector. ARmark(TM) Authentication Technologies, a new venture, will provide unique technical solutions and customized products for markets experiencing challenges with product surety, authentication, and security.

"Over the last ten years, we have tripled our revenue and expanded our operations globally. Our international revenues have grown to over 40 percent of our current $140 million in global sales. We are extremely proud of our success and look forward to a dynamic future," said Olson. "With our growth and success, we will continue to meet the needs of our customers and their changing industries. Our new structure enables our teams to be more responsive in developing and delivering products and solutions today, while anticipating and preparing for the future."

With more than 500 employees worldwide, Adhesives Research offers problem-solving capabilities and custom solutions in adhesive polymerization, mixing, adhesive and film coating, and release liner design. Adhesive Research's products are used around the world in medical diagnostics and devices, wound care, pharmaceuticals/transdermals, and consumer products, as well as in the electronics, automotive, display, window fabrication, and pulp and paper industries.

Based in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, Adhesives Research also operates manufacturing facilities in Ireland, Australia, and Colombia, has sales and marketing offices in Great Britain, Germany, and Singapore, and sales representation in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. The Company's North American and Limerick, Ireland, facilities are certified to the updated ISO 9001:2000 standard.

For more information on Adhesives Research and its products, call 1-800-445-6240 (1-717-235-7979 outside North America) or visit our web site at www.adhesivesresearch.com.

Adhesives Research® is a registered trademark of Adhesives Research, Inc., for engineering and design services in the field of pressure-sensitive adhesive systems.

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