AERT Introduces Brickmould and Facia Trim At NSDJA Show.

SPRINGDALE, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 1999--

Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:AERTA) ("AERT") announced today that the Company would be unveiling and introducing its latest line of MoistureShield(R) Plus door and window components at the upcoming National Sash and Door Jobbers Association meeting in Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 2-5.

The products include a new line of brickmould and facia trim and are designed to complement the Company's existing product lines of door and window components, which are increasingly sold throughout the United States. The new products are comprised of the Company's MoistureShield(R) wood plastic composite and are machined to customer specifications and then primed with a durable tie coat primer. The products are designed and engineered to trim exterior doors and windows, as well as, trim and protect other exterior moisture-sensitive areas of the house. The MoistureShield(R) Plus line is "Engineered to Endure."

According to AERT Chairman, Joe G. Brooks, "We are excited about this latest product enhancement and will be initially selling these items within our existing customer base. With the pending start-up of our third extrusion line at Springdale, AERT will now be in position to further address our customers' increasing purchasing requirements while continuing to increase sales. Our new product lines will be formally unveiled at the NSDJA show in Nashville this weekend."

Certain statements made in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties are more fully described in the Company's Form 10-K for fiscal year 1998 and Forms 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 1999, and June 30, 1999.