Nelco/Dielektra Announces First Inventory Agreement For Its N4000-2 Ef™ Environmentally Friendly Material

SKELMERSDALE, England, August 2, 2001… Nelco/Dielektra, a subsidiary of Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE – PKE) , announced that DDi-Zlin Electronics, Tewksbury, has become the first printed circuit board manufacturer in the United Kingdom to hold an inventory of N4000-2 EF®. DDi-Zlin Electronics is a wholly owned subsidiary of DDi Corp. (NASDAQ-DDIC) and a leading supplier of quick turn high complexity PCBs to the European market.

N4000-2 EF® is Park/Nelco’s bromine-free epoxy FR-4 multilayer material system, which received UL approval in May 2001. The EF® series of laminate and prepreg is designed to bridge the gap between standard high performance materials and the bromine-free and reduced-halogen requirements demanded by environmentally aware OEM’s worldwide. N4000-2 EF is designed for use in high-density multilayer boards and is suitable for surface mount multilayers.

Martin Malone, President & CEO DDI Europe Limited, said, “We are looking forward to satisfying our clients’ demands for environmentally friendly substrates and having a stock of N4000-2 EF® from a local supplier will enhance our flexibility in producing fast turn PCBs to this specification.”

Park Electrochemical Corp. is a leading global designer and producer of electronic materials used to fabricate complex multilayer printed circuit boards and interconnection systems. Park specializes in advanced materials for high layer count circuit boards and high-speed digital broadband telecommunications, Internet and networking applications. Park operates through fully integrated business units in Asia, Europe and North America. The Company’s manufacturing facilities are located in Singapore, China (to be established during the second half of the current fiscal year), England, France, Germany, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Arizona and California. Park’s electronic materials business operates under the “Nelco” name.

DDi-Zlin Electronics can be contacted at +44 (0) 1628 480760.