PCI Introduces MaxGuard 701 Series of UV Curable Coatings

West Caldwell, NJ & Shanghai, China– May 22, 2007 - Performance Coatings International , a global leader of high performance UV-curable coatings today announced the introduction of the MaxGuard 701 Value product line. Mr. George E. Drazinakis, President of PCI in an interview with the media said:

“ The introduction of the MaxGuard 701 is a major milestone in the history of PCI. We've market researched our customers in the Far East – China and India – and developed a competitive, high solids, UV-curable product line of coatings for plastics that offer outstanding value and performance. The Vueguard 901 and 801 coatings remain our premier products to address very demanding market applications. With the MaxGuard 701 introduction we are addressing the market segment in the developing world that don't need the highest performance, but require solutions to their specific problems in an economical way.”

The MaxGuard 701 product line contains the following value coatings:

Maxguard 701 WC Water Clear Hardcoat

Maxguard 701 WC FL Water Clear, Flexible Hardcoat

Maxguard 701 AG Anti-Glare, Various Gloss Levels, Hardcoat

Maxguard 701 AG-5 Wear Resistant Keyboard Hardcoat

Maxguard 701 HD High Diffusion Hardcoat

Maxguard 701 R Anti Newton Ring Hardcoat

Maxguard 711 Anti-Weathering Hardcoat (PC)

Maxguard 712 Anti-Weathering Hardcoat ( PMMA)

Maxguard 711 AG Anti-Glare Weatherable Hardcoat/PC

Maxguard 712 AG Anti-Glare Weatherable Hardcoat/PMMA

Maxguard 731 Permanent Anti-Fog Coating

Maxguard 732 Permanent Anti-Fog Hardcoat

Maxguard 741 Anti-Static Insulative Coating

Maxguard 742 Anti-Static Optimum ESD Coating

PCI's MaxGuard 701 coatings offer high abrasion and chemical resistance, excellent antiglare, anti-static, anti-fog, high deffusion and anti-weathering properties.

PCI Introduces LensGuard

West Caldwell, N.J. - May 18, 2007 - Performance Coatings International , a global supplier of high performance UV-curable coatings, today announced the introduction of the LensGuard premier eyewear coating line. The LensGuard coatings are high abrasion and chemical resistant, optically clear coatings, ideally suited for the ophthalmic industry. The line includes five tintable and five non-tintable coatings.

LensGuard - 501 Super hard, abrasion resistant, optically clear eyewear - Non-tintable

LensGuard - 502 Eyewear Hardcoat - Abrasion Resistant–Non Tintable

LensGuard - 503 Eyewear Hardcoat - High Bayer–Non Tintable

LensGuard - 504 Eyewear Hardcoat - Mid Bayer–Non Tintable

LensGuard - 505 Optimum Eyewear Hardcoat - Non Tintable

LensGuard - 506 Eyewear Hardcoat - High Abrasion Resistant– Tintable

LensGuard - 507 Eyewear Hardcoat - High Abrasion Resistant–Tintable

LensGuard - 508 Eyewear Hardcoat - High Bayer–Tintable

LensGuard - 509 Eyewear Hardcoat - Mid Bayer–Tintable

LensGuard - 510 Optimum Eyewear Hardcoat–Tintable

The LensGuard line features excellent chemical and thermal resistance, no scratches for improved longevity of valuable lenses, excellent adhesion - coating does not peel or flake off under normal wear and tear, - no smudges or smears, easy to clean and fast tintability for laboratory savings.

"The LensGuard coatings are ideal for polycarbonate, CR-39 and other polymeric substrate used in the ophthalmic industry" said Mr. George E. Drazinakis, President of Performance Coatings International .

PCI Announces New Anti-Fog Coatings

West Caldwell, N.J. – April 18, 2007 - Performance Coatings International, an industry leader in specialty coatings for plastic materials, has announced a new, improved fog resistant coatings, a major upgrade to PCI's Vueguard 901® family of solvent based, UV-curable coatings for plastic.

The new Vueguard® 931-AF/ 932 –AF and 933-AF fog resistant coatings allow a display lens or window to withstand greater moisture levels, and heat conditions without fogging with included abrasion resistance properties.  In addition to providing superior fog resistance, the new formulation provides enhanced optical clarity, an important property in display applications, and features better "surface slip," which makes the surface easier to clean.  "The Vueguard 931-AF coating solves the perplexing problems equipment designers face with fogging gauges and lenses. PCI's anti-fog coatings are ideal in applications such as marine, appliances, aerospace and equipment indicating units" said George E. Drazinakis, President of Performance Coatings International.

 PCI's line of industry standard coatings also features high abrasion and chemical resistant, antiglare, antistatic, high diffusion, Anti-Newton ring and other high performance coatings. PCI provides custom coatings of sheet and molded plastics, fabrication of display windows and lenses, the Chromafilter ® contrast enhancement filter materials , EMI Shielding Windows, VideoFilter face panels , Vueguard 901® high performance coatings , TopPro® screen-applied coatings and CF-133, CF-134, Chromafuse, Transguard and Panel-Tex thermal coatings for plastics. Visit PCI's web site at www.pcoatingsintl.com  or www.vueguard.com  for more information.