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April 1, 2008

PRESS RELEASE

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AMERICAN ELEMENTS CONTINUES EXPANSION OF HIGH PURITY SEMI-CONDUCTOR MATERIALS PRODUCTION ADDING SELENIDES, ANTIMONIDES AND ARSENIDES

[ April 1, 2008, Los Angeles, CA ] Los Angeles-based American Elements announced today further expansion of its new production capacity for certain ultra high purity (99.999%) semi-conductor materials. New added materials include metallic selenides, antimonides and arsenides, including Lead Selenide (PbSe), Bismuth Selenide (BiSe), Indium Arsenide (InAs), and Indium Antimonide (InSb); all essential to many next generation photo-voltaic (solar energy), electronic and optical applications, such as infra red detectors and missile guidance systems.

Marketed under the trade name AE Semi-Conductor Materials™, the new bulk manufacturing unit is designed to produce these materials in several forms including powder and in lump or chunk forms for use in thin film deposition applications.

For further technical and pricing information on American Elements’ full line of advanced ceramic, electronic, glass and structural advanced materials, please contact your local American Elements distributor or American Elements U.S. corporate headquarters at (1)310-208-0551, FAX (1)310-208-0351 or customerservice@americanelements.com. American Elements is America’s leading manufacturer and supplier of engineered and other advanced material products with distribution offices in Europe, Asia and South America.