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August 27, 2004

Crystal announces price increase in Antifoams/Defoamers

Crystal Inc.-PMC is raising prices on all grades and packages of antifoams/ defoamers by 7% effective September 27, 2004. The increase includes all products under the Crystal Surtech trade name.

August 10, 2004
Crystal anounces price increase in Waxes, Cable fill, Petrolatum and Metallic Stearates

Crystal Inc.-PMC is raising prices on all grades of waxes, cable filling compounds, blended waxes, and petrolatum by $.02 / lb effective August 30, 2004. The increase includes products under the CrystalWax, CrystalPet, and CrystalGel trade name.

Crystal Inc.-PMC is raising prices on all grades of sodium and potassium stearate by
$.05 / lb effective August 30, 2004.


January 3, 2005
PMC Group Completes Purchase of ExxonMobil North American Wax Emulsion Business

Lansdale, Pennsylvania January 3, 2005 – Crystal Inc.-PMC, a wholly owned subsidiary of PMC Group Incorporated has completed the purchase of the North American Wax Emulsion business, carrying such well established trademarks as Mobilcer® and Mulrex®, from ExxonMobil Oil Corporation, Fairfax, VA, and ExxonMobil Mexico S.A. de R.L. de C.V. Crystal Inc.-PMC has extensive experience and technology in the wax emulsion industry and is well equipped to supply customers with the high level of quality and service that they expect from a market leader. In addition to the market leading technologies and products sold under the trademarks Mobilcer® and Mulrex®, Crystal will shortly introduce complementary technologies for use in other specialty markets under the Crystal™ tradename.

Debtosh Chakrabarti, Senior Vice President of PMC Group said "We are very pleased with the addition of the wax emulsion products to our market-basket. These proven products and technologies, coupled with Crystal's strength in applied product development will allow us to emerge as the premier supplier of these specialty wax based products in the NAFTA region."

Crystal Inc.-PMC is a leading supplier of specialty and performance chemicals, including sodium and potassium stearates, wax emulsions, specialty antifoams, rubber and plastics additives, process chemicals and cable filling jellies.

PMC Group, based in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, is a privately held, global performance plastics and chemicals producer with manufacturing facilities around the world. More information on PMC Group, Crystal Inc.-PMC and other PMC Group companies may be found at: www.pmc-group.com.

Inquiries should be directed to Ms. Patti Griggs, Assistant to the CEO at pgriggs@pmc-group.com, 1-800-872-1117.

(Crystal Inc.-PMC manufactures and sells Mobilcer® and Mulrex® Wax Emulsions under license in NAFTA. Mobilcer® and Mulrex® are registered trademarks of ExxonMobil Oil Corporation).