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Health and Safety Executive and Environmental Agency,
and METI in Japan.

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PolyFox technology provides excellent flow, leveling, wetting and surface
modification properties in various uses, such as floor care, printing inks,
industrial and electronic coatings, household cleaners and construction
materials . Close technical collaboration with our
customers is essential to evaluating if and how PolyFox technology will work
in a particular product category.

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Organic floral is the newest category in the $230 billion LOHAS market
(Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) in which there are reportedly 50
million Americans who make environmentally based purchasing decisions.com) is the
world's first online organic florist. This week, the EPA announced that it is requesting telomer
producers to phase out products that contain, are manufactured with, or
degrade to PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid ).
The chemistry is highly tailorable.

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Organic Bouquet's mission is to set a
new standard for the floral industry that upholds the well being of farm
workers, the protection of ecosystems, and the preservation of the Earth,
while providing consumers with the highest quality products available .ota.panna.

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Contact: Haven Bourque, Straus Communications
Phone: (415) 777-1170; haven@StrausCom. The EPA has cited PFOA as a
possible health and environmental concern because of its potential to
bioaccumulate.

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Earth Day and Organic Flowers

SAN FRANCISCO, Consumers enthusiastically embrace
organic foods and, according to entrepreneur Gerald Prolman, consumers can now
enjoy the natural beauty of organic flowers too.
Organic Bouquet markets environmentally friendly flowers to upscale
retailers, including select Whole Foods the nation's leading
retailer of organic foods and products -- and ships fresh cut organic flowers
from its earth-friendly farms directly to consumers via the Internet.OrganicBouquet. We believe the potential global market for
fluorosurfactant applications is approximately $100 million to $200 million.

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He works with
farmers from around the world, including Ecuadorian rose farmer Dr.


Additional information
Organic Trade Association , 413-774-7511, http://www.S.

It contains
within it two key concepts: the concept of 'needs', in particular the essential needs of the world's poor, to which overriding priority should be given; and the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organization on the environment 's ability to meet present and future needs.

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Prolman, whose Internet eco-florist Organic Bouquet, Inc ."
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"Our organic farming practices ensure that our precious resources, the
soil and the water, are protected," said Chiriboga, who until recently served
as president of Ecuador 's flower exporters association.

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com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050404/SFORGBOUQLOGO )
The U. FAIRLAWN , Ohio, OMNOVA Solutions'
(NYSE: OMN) PolyFox(TM) technology is currently being used in a number of
fluorosurfactant applications as an environmentally-preferred replacement for
materials the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has asked to
be phased out. The polymeric nature of PolyFox
structures provides the ability to efficiently concentrate fluorine at the
surfaces of a variety of compositions rather than burying it in bulk coatings.

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"Organic flowers are grown in an environmental farming system that builds
rich, fertile soil and utilizes natural defense mechanisms to combat pests,
rather than synthetic chemicals," said Prolman.com
Pesticide Action Network 415-981-1771, http://www. "PolyFox technology reacts
differently in each application. There are many
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ
materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, some of
which are beyond the Company's control, including inherent economic risks,
changes in prevailing governmental policies and regulatory actions, and
litigation risks inherent in the Company's business.

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(Logo: http://www. sales of organic flowers in 2003 grew 52 percent, to $8
million.

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About Organic Bouquet
Established in 2001, Organic Bouquet (http://www.

This section of the Open Directory addresses global-scale sustainability, regional and community sustainability, and sustainable living in daily lives.

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OrganicBouquet. EPA, the U.K.

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This news release contains statements concerning trends and other forward-
looking information affecting or relating to the Company and its industries.

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Sales are expected to grow 13 percent annually through 2008,
according to the Organic Trade Association.

OMNOVA Solutions' PolyFox(TM) Fluorosurfactants Address Environmental Concerns Over PFOA

Forward-looking statements address the Company's business, results of
operations, financial condition, significant accounting policies and
management judgments, among other things, and include statements based on
current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections. is a technology-based company with 2005 sales of
$810 million and a current workforce of 1,800 employees worldwide.

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Sustainability can encompass many things and can be pursued on several different levels and scales.

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S. Hernan
Chiriboga, who runs the world's first commercial-scale organic rose operation. EPA's action regarding PFOA also impacts a broad spectrum of
telomer-based products not involving fluorosurfactants , including repellency
applications, such as treatments for carpet and apparel.

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Forward-looking statements may generally be identified by the use of forward-
looking terms such as "may," "should ," "projects," "forecasts," "seeks,"
"believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "intends, " "plans,"
"targets," "likely," "will," "would," "could," "potential," or similar terms.

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"Our goal is that, with continued development, we will be able to extend
the benefits of PolyFox materials beyond the fluorosurfactant arena into
exciting new applications like repellency," Nataro said.
These statements are intended to qualify for the protections afforded forward-
looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

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the internet at http://www.

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Some important risks,
uncertainties and factors that could cause the Company's actual results or
outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by its
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following:
general economic trends affecting OMNOVA Solutions' end-use markets; prices
and availability of raw materials including styrene, butadiene , polyvinyl
chloride, acrylics and textiles; ability to increase pricing to offset raw
material cost increases; adverse litigation judgment and absence of or
inadequacy of insurance coverage for such judgment; prolonged work stoppage
resulting from labor disputes with unionized workforce; acts of war or
terrorism, natural disasters or other acts of God; ability to successfully
develop and commercialize new products; customer and/or competitor
consolidation; customer ability to compete against increased foreign
competition; operational issues at the Company's facilities; availability of
financing to fund operations at anticipated rates and terms; ability to
successfully implement productivity enhancement and cost reduction
initiatives; governmental and regulatory policies; rapid inflation in health
care costs and assumptions used in determining health care cost estimates;
risks associated with foreign operations including fluctuations in exchange
rates of foreign currencies; the Company's strategic alliance and acquisition
activities; assumptions used in determining pension plan expense and funding,
such as return on assets and discount rates and changes in funding
regulations; compliance with extensive environmental, health and safety laws
and regulations; and substantial debt and leverage and the ability to service
that debt. OMNOVA is
an innovator of emulsion polymers , specialty chemicals, decorative and
functional surfaces, and single-ply roofing systems for a variety of
commercial, industrial and residential end uses.OMNOVA.com.

('Think globally, act locally.

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"To date, our PolyFox platform development efforts have been focused on
fluorosurfactant applications," said Frank Nataro, Business Director ,
Specialty Chemicals for OMNOVA Solutions.
Regulatory approvals have been obtained for PolyFox fluorosurfactants from
the U.S.

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organic market is estimated to grow to more than $30 billion by
2007 .com) is considered the pioneer of the eco-flower market,
is quick to point out that "there's more to organic than food.
High-performance PolyFox materials contain short perfluoro carbon side
chains which avoid the environmental and health concerns of conventional long-
chain (C-8 and higher) fluorine chemistries such as PFOA -- without
sacrificing key performance features. The Company disclaims any obligation, other than imposed by law,
to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.

The World Commission on Environment and Development (the Brundtland Commission), defined 'sustainable development' as follows in the report Our Common Future (Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1987):
'Sustainable development is development that meets the
needs of the present without compromising the ability of
future generations to meet their own needs.

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"Care for the environment
through sustainable farming is what Earth Day is all about."
Prolman, building on a successful career in the organic food business,
founded Organic Bouquet in 2001, creating the first organic online floral
alternative in the $16+ billion international floral industry.
"Our flowers have a deeper layer of beauty that comes from knowing that
the growers, the land and the environment are all treated with respect ," said
Prolman.

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