Park Electrochemical Announces New N9000-13 RF PTFE / Epoxy Blended Material

Lake Success, New York, March 14, 2003… Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE – PKE) announced the introduction of its new N9000-13 RF PTFE performance blended laminate material product line. This new product line is now available globally with manufacturing at Park’s Neltec business unit in Tempe, Arizona.

The N9000-13 RF laminate materials are being introduced to provide the RF and microwave industry the enhanced processability combined with the electrical properties of PTFE materials that are required for high-frequency, low-loss applications. N9000-13 RF is available in dielectric constants of 3.0, 3.2 and 3.5 and a variety of core thicknesses offering flexible drop-in solutions for existing high-volume programs. This special blended formulation has a UL 94 V-0 designation and is ideal for cost-sensitive applications, such as LNBs, in-building antenna solutions for Bluetooth™ and automotive telematics.

Certain portions of this news release may be deemed to constitute forward looking statements that are subject to various factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from Park’s expectations. Such factors include, but are not limited to, general conditions in the electronics industry, Park’s competitive position, the status of Park’s relationship with its customers, economic conditions in international markets, the cost and availability of utilities, and the various factors set forth under the caption “Factors That May Affect Future Results” after Item 7 of Park’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 3, 2002.

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’s electronic materials business operates through fully integrated business units in Asia, Europe and North America. The Company’s manufacturing facilities are located in Singapore, China, Germany, France, Connecticut, New York, Arizona and California. Park’s electronic materials business operates under the “Nelco” name.