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Contact(s):

Chris Morrissey
Sun Chemical
Phone: +1 708-236-3533
chris.morrissey@na.sunchem.com

Sun Chemical Relocates Global Headquarters to Parsippany, New Jersey

Parsippany, NJ - February 18, 2005 -- Sun Chemical, the world's foremost manufacturer of printing inks and organic pigments, today announced it has relocated its global headquarters to Parsippany, New Jersey. 

"We are excited to make the move into our new world-class office," said Wes Lucas, chairman, president and CEO, Sun Chemical. "Our headquarters supports the management of our global units where Sun Chemical does its day-to-day business. The building is a purpose-built site that better fits our present needs and the size of our headquarters staff.  It will accommodate Sun Chemical's continued growth strategy and allow us to provide our clients and strategic business units with expanded, efficient services."

The new 66,065-square-foot facility features a state-of-the-art conference center.  Parsippany, NJ is approximately 30 miles west of New York City and 20 miles northwest of Newark Liberty International Airport.  The Sun Chemical headquarters had been in Fort Lee, NJ, since 1971.

The new address and contact information for Sun Chemical is:

35 Waterview Blvd.
Parsippany, NJ 07054-1285
Tel:  +1 973 404 6000
Fax: +1 973 404 6001

About Sun Chemical
Sun Chemical, the world's largest producer of printing inks and pigments, is a leading provider of materials to packaging, publication, coatings, plastics, cosmetics, and other industrial markets. With annual sales approaching $4 billion, Sun Chemical has over 12,000 employees supporting customers around the world. The Sun Chemical Group of companies includes such well-known names as Coates Lorilleux, Hartmann, Kohl & Madden, and US Ink.

Sun Chemical Corporation in the U.S. and Sun Chemical Limited in England are subsidiaries of Sun Chemical Group B.V., the Netherlands. Sun Chemical has headquarters in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A.; Watford, England; and Weesp, the Netherlands. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.sunchemical.com.