PRESS RELEASE

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

Sun Chemical do Brasil Earns Top Supplier Award

São Paulo, Brazil - November 23, 2005 -- Sun Chemical do Brasil was honored as the top ink supplier in 2005 by the Brazilian Graphic Art Industry at a recent ceremony held at Olympia in São Paulo. 

Sun Chemical was awarded the "Fernando Pini" Award, which goes to the ink supplier of the top printed pieces (heatset and sheetfed process) awarded at the ceremony.  Over 2,000 people attended the event, including many of Sun Chemical's customers and suppliers, as well as several Brazilian industry associations.

"This award further demonstrates the successful efforts of our Latin American team to provide the best products and customer service in the marketplace," said Jim Cunningham, vice president, Sun Chemical Latin America.

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, 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.