Further Intellectual Property Activity

Porvair PLC 14 January 2000 Porvair plc Announces further intellectual property activity Porvair plc, the advanced materials Group, today announces the addition of a royalty based intellectual property licence to its materials technology portfolio. The material is a patented porous metal whose pore size and density can be carefully controlled. Porvair has taken a licence from Astromet Inc in Cincinnati Ohio to develop the material worldwide. Commenting on this arrangement, Ben Stocks, Chief Executive of Porvair plc said : 'This material has a number of unique properties that we expect to apply, initially, in the fields of catalyst media and catalytic conversion. It is in the early stages of commercial development and will be brought to market by our advanced ceramics subsidiary, Selee Corp. Porvair plc is making good progress in developing its materials technology portfolio. We announced two advanced ceramic licences in November 1999, and this latest licence is a further exciting step forward.' Contact Ben Stocks 01553 761111 Charles Ryland 0171 446 5000