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April 14, 2003

PRESS RELEASE

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AMERICAN ELEMENTS ANNOUNCES DEVELOPMENT OF NEW LINE OF PEROVSKITE MATERIALS

[April 14, 2003, Los Angeles, CA] American Elements announced today the launch of and commercial availability of a new product group of perovskite structured powders and screen printable inks.

The new line of perovskite structures are designed to meet the growing needs of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) developers and researchers. American Elements production capabilities allows it to provide structures with doping on both the “A” and “B” sites and production of oxygen starved forms. This is of great value to SOFC cathode developers who may require multiple versions of the same basic structure to test the benefits of changes to balances and doping levels.

For further technical and pricing information on the full line of perovskite structured 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 rare earth and other advanced material products with distribution offices in Europe, Asia and South America.