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August 2, 2004

PRESS RELEASE

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AMERICAN ELEMENTS ANNOUNCES NEW ULTRA HIGH PURITY ALUMINUM PRODUCTION CAPABILITY

[August 2, 2004, Los Angeles, CA] American Elements announced today the development of a new ultra high purity aluminum metal that is the highest purity aluminum now commercially produced. The material is of the ingot type A5N7 with a purity of 99.9997%.  The product is available in lot sizes up to 5,000 kg.  The material will be delivered under full IGAS quality inspection (significant spectrometer analysis).

This ultra high purity form of aluminum will be of great value to many advanced engineered alloy and structural requirements. Small orders are also available for university and corporate R&D applications.  

For further technical and pricing information on ultra high purity aluminum products, 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.