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May 14, 2008

NEWS RELEASE

F-927s Water Based Foam Coating Break Through.

Plasti Dip International, the recognized world wide leader in specialty coatings for all types of flexible foams has achieved yet another significant breakthrough.

Over the 35 years Plasti Dip International has been in business its customers have come to expect and rely on its industry leading coating technology and innovation to keep them ahead in their markets. “While our customers appreciate the quality and innovation we put into every product we make, it’s these types of breakthroughs that move our company and industry forward, giving our customers an edge”, says Plasti Dip President, Scott Haasl. “We are the leading innovator of several foam coating technologies but this may have been the biggest breakthrough yet.”

Customers faced with growing OSHA and EPA pressures have challenged Plasti Dip International to develop a coating that is sprayable, water based, non-flammable, ultra low in VOC, easy to use and affordable that will seal and protect both fabricated and molded polyurethane flexible foams. “Making the impossible happen is our specialty”, says Haasl. I always tell my staff, “If it’s so easy someone else would have already done it”. Scott Haasl gives credit to his dedicated staff and customers saying, “We couldn’t accomplish these breakthroughs without our customers. We co-develop with key customers who provide feed back throughout the development and testing phases”.

Plasti Dip International leads the industry with solvent based coatings that seal and protect open cell polyurethane foams used for patient positioning products, wheel chair seating and several other molded and fabricated foam products.” There is a delicate balance that must be struck when developing a coating that wont absorb into on open cell foam, after all, that’s what a sponge is and does”, states Haasl on the challenge. “So as we sized up this challenge we thought, now we need to figure out how to put water on a sponge and not have it absorb”. Many have stated this couldn’t be done.

For 25 years Plasti Dip International’s Performix Brand of coatings has led the industry with environmentally friendly water base coating technology. “There’s a growing awareness of the environment in general and with petroleum costs as high as they are there is a great opportunity for these types of products finally. We have released over a dozen new products over the last several months, giving our customers many environmentally friendly options” Haasl states.

For more details please visit www.plastidip.com/foam_plastics.php or contact Scott Haasl at scott.haasl@plastidip.com for more information.

March 23, 2008

News Release

Plasti Dip International, a recognized leader in specialty coating development and manufacturing expertise has recently completed several new environmentally friendly products.

These high performance, water based, non-flammable and very low VOC content products are the result of over 3 years ongoing product development and customer evaluation to ensure they are proven "green" alternatives for the industry. These products fall with the Plasti Dip International eccs [emission control coating systems] group of products aimed to reduce greenhouse gasses and emissions.

Please visit our website for more information on these and other new products at www.plastidip.com go to Manufacturing Solutions for more details or contact us at manufacturingsolutions@plastidip.com

Applications for these new environmentally friendly products include:

IMC [in mold coating] for flexible and rigid polyurethane foam products.
F-851's', F-791's', F-877's', F-879's'.

PMC [post mold coating] for flexible polyurethane and other types of foam products.
F-791's', F-879's', F-877's', F-823's'.

CFL Containment Coating used to safety coat compact fluorescent lamps. This safety coating not only contains glass breakage but also contains mercury used inside of fluorescent lamps. This is a growing problem for the lamp manufacturers.
F-896, F-896's'.

Metal/ Concrete/ Wood general purpose protective coatings.
F-898, F-898's'.

Netting/ Fabric general purpose protective coating.
F-848.

Please visit us at www.plastidip.com or contact us at manufacturingsolutions@plastidip.com or 1 800.969.5432 xt 104.

November 7, 2006

Liquid Tape takes the place of electrical tape by providing electrical insulation to hard-to-reach places. Pinpoints circuit board connections and it's reusable.

News Release From Plasti Dip International

On October 31, 2006, Jim Dunn, Editor of Popular Mechanics, stopped by the Plasti Dip booth during the 2006 AAPEX show in Las Vegas. He informed us that their automotive team checked out over 1,400 new products introduced at SEMA and AAPEX to find the innovated ones. Performix Brand Liquid Tape Spray was one out of seventeen winners of their Popular Mechanics Editor's Choice Awards. The award we received was in recognition of outstanding achievement in new product design and innovation. Plasti Dip International is posted on their website @ http://www.popularmechanics.com/marketing/semaeditorschoice7

June 27, 2006
New Product Release - TB F-874 and TB F-888

Plasti Dip International is excited to announce availability of 2 new products. Our valued customers continue to provide us with important feed back of how to make our products work more efficiently as well as how we might help them meet new environmental or performance challenges and capture new opportunities. These new products are direct results of this collaborative effort.

F-874 Muraculon satin finish-
F-874 Muraculon is similar to F-830 Muraculon spray coating for polyurethane foams. It uses the same equipment and approximate settings as F-830. However, it provides two distinct advantages:
50% lower VOC's
New Satin Finish- which eliminates finish "gloss" fluctuation caused by seasonal weather changes while also reducing "grab" or blocking.

F-874 Muraculon is available in many color choices and is available in 5 gallon and 50 gallon drums for volume users. Please let us know if you would like a sample of F-874 to try for yourself.

F-888 Muraculon T.S. "TOUGH SKIN"
F-888 Muraculon T.S. is also very similar to F-830 Muraculon spray coating for polyurethane foams. It uses the same equipment and approximate settings as F-830. However F-888 offers distinct performance advantages as well as improved adhesion properties. Many F-830 customers have asked for a more a durable, puncture resistant product to withstand harsh environments such as military applications, day care and hospital furniture and other applications where sewn vinyl covers have been the only choice.
*30% higher tensile strength
*25% higher tear strength
*20% higher elongation
New Satin Finish
*As compared to F-830 Muraculon

There is significant opportunity in this market when you consider the limitations in size, shape, minimums per color choice and labor involved in sewn covers. F-888 is available in many color choices and is packaged in 5 gallon and 50 gallon drums for volume users. Please let us know if you would like a sample of the new F-888 Muraculon T.S. to try for yourself.

The R&D staff has been hard at work the past 18 months preparing new protective coatings for all types of flexible foam applications. Several are in the final stages of development so stay tuned for more innovative foam protection products from Plasti Dip International.

New Packaging Introduced

Plasti Dip International has just introduced a brand new look for their entire line of Do-It-Yourself consumer products. Now marketed under the brand name Performix®, the full line of high quality, flexible rubber products, coatings, and adhesives is now sporting a vibrant blue and yellow package. You can find all your favorite Plasti Dip® D-I-Y products in a hardware store or home center near you.

Some retail outlets may not have all colors and sizes available. Please request your retailer to carry your favorite Plasti Dip® product.

June 2001
A Company on the Grow!

Plasti Dip International will soon begin operations from their brand new corporate office and production facility in Blaine, Minnesota, a Minneapolis suburb. This new state-of-the-art facility nearly triples the size of the Company's current facility.

Scott Haasl, President of Plasti Dip International, attributes the Company's success to a combination of opportunities, loyal customers, and hardworking, dedicated employees.

Well-known in the Do-It-Yourself industry since 1972, Plasti Dip International distributes their line of products worldwide. And, in addition to marketing a line of D-I-Y products, the Company also manufactures industrial specialty coatings and adhesives.