PMC Group Polymer Products Completes Purchase of ZYNTAR Ignition Resistant Polystyrene and Compounded Polystyrene Product Lines from NOVA Chemicals.

Stockertown, Pennsylvania, October 12, 2006 - PMC Group Polymer Products has completed the purchase of the ZYNTAR® Ignition-Resistant polystyrene and certain other compounded polystyrene product lines from NOVA Chemicals Corporation. According to Don Barber, General Manager of PMC Group Polymer Products, "The acquisition complements our existing line of ignition resistant grades and makes PMC Group Polymer Products the largest producer of polystyrene compounds in North America." PMC Group Polymer Products has extensive experience and technology in the flame retardant thermoplastics industry and is well equipped to supply customers with the high level of quality and service that they expect from a market leader. PMC Group Polymer Products will retain the product nomenclature, regulatory registrations and certify the products to the same specifications.

PMC Group Polymer Products is a leading supplier of flame retardant concentrates and compounds to the thermoplastics industry in North America with a 25 year history of supplying successful solutions to its customers. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the PMC Group, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey. PMC Group is a privately held chemicals and plastics company with manufacturing facilities around the world.

NOVA Chemicals produces plastics and chemicals that are essential to everyday life. The company's employees develop and manufacture materials for customers worldwide that produce consumer, industrial and packaging products. Company shares are traded on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges as NCX.

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