DECEMBER 19,2003

Schenectady Canada Ltd. announced the acquisition of Chemirco Chemicals Inc. For more information, please refer to Schenectady International’s web-site: http://www.siigroup.com/news/releases/12_19_2003_2.htm. Andicor Specialty Chemicals is pleased to confirm that it will remain as Schenectady Canada’s exclusive Canadian distributor for drum stock of the products that were previously manufactured by Chemirco Chemicals.

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