RTP Company Introduces New PEEK Sheet Products

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Corporate Headquarters RTP Company 580 East Front Street Winona, Minnesota Press Release 55987-0439 USA Telephone (507) 454-6900 Fax (507) 454-2089 Internet www.rtpcompany.com

RTP Company’s Thermoplastic Elastomer Products Made Available at China Facility

WINONA, MN, USA – May 16, 2007 – RTP Company, a global leader in specialty

compounds, has added new thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) capabilities to its Suzhou, China

manufacturing facility. These TPE compounds are based on five different TPE chemistries and

include bondable grades, medical grades, and specialty TPEs for rubber replacement. In

addition, grades utilizing RTP Company’s proprietary wear resistant, conductive, flame

retardant, and precolor technologies will be produced at RTP Company’s China facility.

“The new TPE capability will support our rapidly-growing consumer, industrial, and

electrical customer base in Asia, offering shorter lead times and specialty TPE compounds that

were previously not locally available,” said Scott Mumm, TPE General Manager at RTP

Company.

This increased TPE capacity coincides with recent expansion at RTP Company’s

Winona, Minn., headquarters. In October of 2006, RTP Company announced that its advanced

TPE technology had emerged as a new division. In order to support its newly-formed division,

RTP Company invested in TPE testing and manufacturing equipment, including the

establishment of a new research lab. Additional benefits are an expanded TPE product offering

and increased quality assurance.

Winona, MN • South Boston, VA • Fort Worth, TX • Indianapolis, IN • Beaune, France • Singapore • Suzhou, China RTP Company's 16,000 square meter (170,000 square feet) manufacturing plant in

Suzhou, China, was opened in December of 2005. The state-of-the-art facility offers a full complement of customer support, product development, and technical service.

About RTP Company RTP Company, headquartered in Winona, Minnesota, is a global leader in specialty thermoplastic compounding. The company has eight manufacturing plants on three continents, plus sales representatives throughout North America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific. RTP Company’s engineers develop and produce custom compounds in over 60 different engineering resin systems for applications requiring color, conductivity, flame retardancy, high temperature, structural, elastomeric and wear resistant properties.

For more information, contact RTP Company at (800) 433-4787 or www.rtpcompany.com.