PARK ELECTROCHEMICAL CORP. ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF N8000Q QUARTZ FABRIC REINFORCED CYANATE ESTER SUBSTRATE SYSTEM FOR RF/MICROWAVE RADOME APPLICATIONS

Melville, New York, October 24, 2006….Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE – PKE) announced the introduction of its new Nelco® N8000Q quartz fabric reinforced cyanate ester substrate. This new product line is available globally and is manufactured in Tempe, Arizona.

The Nelco N8000Q series of laminate and prepreg materials is a unique combination of technology and capability, bringing together Park’s experience with both Advanced Composites and Electronic Materials products. N8000Q is designed to provide Park’s customers with exceptional electrical and mechanical properties for demanding RF/microwave applications, such as radomes. N8000Q enables customers to combine structural radome components with printed circuit components by providing a material with the properties of the Nelcote™ V-376 composite prepreg and the fabrication methods of Park’s N8000 cyanate-ester printed circuit board laminate material.

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 raw materials and utilities, and the various factors set forth in Item 1A “Risk Factors” and 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 26, 2006.

Park Electrochemical Corp. is a global advanced materials company which develops and manufactures high-technology digital and RF/microwave printed circuit materials (the Nelco® product line) and advanced composite materials (the Nelcote™ product line) principally for the telecommunications and internet infrastructure, high-end computing and aerospace markets. Park’s core capabilities are in the areas of polymer chemistry formulation and coating technology. The Company’s manufacturing facilities are located in Singapore, China, France, Connecticut, New York, Arizona and California.