PARK ELECTROCHEMICAL CORP. ANNOUNCES THE ASIA-PACIFIC LAUNCH OF N4000-29 LEAD FREE COMPATIBLE, CAF RESISTANT, HIGH TG FR4 EPOXY SUBSTRATE SYSTEM

Melville, New York, March 3, 2006….Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE – PKE) announced that its new N4000-29 180°C Tg substrate is now commercially available in Asia. Park’s Nelco Products Pte. Ltd. subsidiary located in Singapore will manufacture and support the product for the Asian market. The product was originally introduced in North America at the beginning of the 2006 calendar year.

The N4000-29 series of laminate and prepreg materials is designed to provide Park’s customers with a high Tg, CAF resistant FR4 product for lead-free applications or any application where a high level of thermal robustness is required. N4000-29 also offers CAF resistance, a UL 94V-0 designation, RoHS compliance and superior IST performance. N4000-29 is UL approved. These qualities, along with adherence to IPC’s proposed IPC-4101/99 lead-free “slash sheet”, make N4000-29 a very suitable choice for lead free or high reliability applications.

Certain portions of this press 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 relationships 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 February 27, 2005.

Park Electrochemical Corp. is a global advanced materials company which develops and manufactures high-technology digital and RF/microwave printed circuit materials and advanced composite materials for the electronics, military, aerospace, wireless communication, specialty and industrial markets. The Company’s manufacturing facilities are located in Singapore, China (currently under construction), France (two facilities), Connecticut, New York, Arizona and California. The Company operates under the FiberCote™, Nelco® and Neltec® names.