CARLSTADT, NJ, April 28, 2000 - US Ink has announced the addition of Spectra Max Color Inks to the company's portfolio of high-performance products. As the newest member of the company's Spectra® family of inks, Spectra Max Color and Spectra Max Black will afford customers important options and advantages in determining the products that best suits their needs and capacities.

"Spectra Max Color is an example of US Ink's on-going commitment to research and product development," noted Larry Lepore, US Ink's Vice President of Operations. "Our High-Strength Spectra Color inks have been successful because of their print quality and consistency. Spectra Max Color is an even higher strength product and printers can now achieve their goal of maximum quality while employing a thinner ink film. The utilization of less ink translates into better mileage and also represents significant production advantages with less page-to-page setoff, and a higher quality level with improved print contrast and traps."

"Spectra Max Color provides our customers with an important option. If they have had success with our High-Strength Spectra Color Inks, they might wish to continue running them. However, if they want to explore the next level in color ink technology, they will want to learn more about Spectra Max Color and how it can make a real contribution to their organization."

High-Strength Spectra Colors and Spectra Max Color are a part of US Ink's family of RealColorSM products. Customers can depend on US Ink to provide them with quality products, responsive service and outstanding support.

As the industry's only 100% news ink company, US Ink is dedicated to serving the newspaper and commercial non-heat printing markets. The company's national operations are structured into five regions, with 15 manufacturing facilities providing close, responsive support to the nation's newspapers. With ongoing advanced research and development, US Ink, a division of Sun Chemical Corporation, leads in the introduction of quality, innovative, high-performance products for the newspaper and commercial printing industries. More information about US Ink's products, services and extensive customer quality and productivity support programs are available on the company's website: http://www.usink.com

Contacts:
Todd Wheeler
US INK
(201)935-8666
wheelert@sunchem.com

Spectra Max, Spectra and RealColor are trademarks of Sun Chemical Corporation.