PBI Performance Products, Inc. Announces a New Safety Record Achieved by its Rock...

PBI Performance Products, Inc. Announces a New Safety Record Achieved by its
Rock Hill, SC Manufacturing Facility

ROCK HILL, S.C., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- PBI Performance Products, Inc.
announces a new safety record achievement for its Rock Hill, SC manufacturing
facility. Last week, the world's only producer of high performance
polybenzimidazole (PBI) fiber and Celazole(R) PBI polymer broke its prior
safety record of over two years without an OSHA reportable incident. This
record has continued to be broken every day since then due to the
conscientious efforts of the Rock Hill workforce and management team.
Further, the last lost time injury was April 24,1991. In recognition of this
accomplishment, PBI Performance Products, Inc. sponsored a Safety Day event
for employees at Pitcairn Cove Beach Park in Tega Cay, SC, on Friday,
September 11, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

S. Grant Reeves, President of PBI Performance Products, Inc. said "Clearly the
new record is testament to the safety culture and awareness that every PBI
employee takes seriously. I'm very proud of our employees who have diligently
followed proper procedures, donned personal protective equipment every time
and are always looking out for their fellow coworkers. It is, by any measure,
a substantial achievement worthy of management accolades and congratulations."

Events for the Safety Day celebration included a moment of silence in
remembrance of the 09/11 victims, a fitting tribute to the firefighters and
other first responders who rely on PBI fibers for their personal protection.

PBI fiber is the world's leading inherently flame-resistant and thermally
stable fiber and Celazole(R) PBI is the highest performance engineering
thermoplastic available today.

SOURCE PBI Performance Products, Inc.

William Lawson, Managing Director & COO of PBI Performance Products, Inc.,
+1-704-554-3865, Fax: +1-704-554-3101, bill.lawson@Pbiproducts.com