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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Diane Wilson. FRX Polymers, Inc. 200 Turnpike Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824 USA Tel: (978) 244-9500 / Fax: (978) 250-4533 / Email: [email protected] / Web: www.FRXpolymers.com FRX Polymers Receives Investment of the Year Award from Flanders Government Chelmsford, MA, April 28, 2013 – FRX Polymers, Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of a new, environmentally friendly family of inherently flame retardant plastics, today announced that it has received the Investment of the Year Award from the Flanders Investment & Trade Agency. This competitive award is given to the company located in the region of Flanders in Belgium who best demonstrates strong growth, and exemplifies sustainability, innovation and job creation all core values that are vital to the continued expansion of the Flemish economy. The honor was awarded to FRX Polymers on April 16, 2013 in Antwerp. Minister-President Kris Peeters presented the trophy to Marc Lebel, FRX Polymers’ President and CEO. Minister-President. Kris Peeters (left), presents Marc Lebel, FRX “We are truly honored to be awarded this trophy,” said Marc Lebel. “Just to Polymers President and CEO (right), the trophy for Investment of the Year. be among this group of highly successful nominated companies is extremely gratifying, and then to have won really leaves us speechless. We selected the Antwerp Port for our first commercial plant because of its excellent infrastructure and the Bayer site in particular, due to the advantageous raw material integration that the site offers FRX Polymers. Also crucial to our decision was the strong support given by the Flemish Government which helped us realize all the benefits of locating our plant there. We thank Minister-President Peeters for his government’s support and our friends at Flanders Investment and Trade for helping us make the connections needed to make it happen in Antwerp”. "Congratulations to FRX Polymers! We are fully aware of the fact that great achievements involve high risks. Therefore, Flanders is doing its utmost to assist foreign companies and provide a secure framework to help and develop their business plans," said Claire Tillekaerts, CEO Flanders Investment & Trade) The company’s first commercial scale production facility will be completed during the month of October 2013. -MORE - About Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT), Government of Flanders (www.investinflanders.be) Flander Investment and Trade is the government agency promoting sustainable international business, in the interest of both Flanders-based companies and overseas enterprises. At another level Flanders Investment & Trade enhances Flanders’ position as the gateway to Europe for inward investors. The agency identifies, informs, advises and supports overseas enterprises by establishing production and research facilities, contact centers, headquarters, logistics operations and the like in Flanders, the northern region of Belgium. About FRX Polymers FRX Polymers, Inc. was founded in 2007 following over five years of intensive research and development in the field of inherently flame retardant plastics. The company operates two pilot plants in Chelmsford, MA and a polymer pilot plant in Switzerland. FRX Polymers is in the growth phase of its evolution and will soon start up its first commercial plant in Antwerp Belgium. FRX Polymers is headquartered in Chelmsford, MA. For more information, please visit www.frxpolymers.com. - ### - .