Cytec Industries Inc. Announces First Quarter Earnings & Teleconference Schedule.

WEST PATERSON, N.J. -- Cytec Industries Inc. (NYSE: CYT) announced the following schedule and contact information for its first quarter earnings release and teleconference:

Earnings Release: May 2, 2006 after the close of market

Distribution:     By Business Wire and Cytec's web site at
                  www.cytec.com.

Teleconference:   May 3, 2006, at 11:00 a.m. ET

Dial in Number:   Domestic: 800-289-0518
                  International: 913-981-5532

                  Please call 5 -10 minutes before the scheduled
                  start of the teleconference. Access Code: 1726247

Webcast:          The call can be heard live in listen-only mode via
                  Internet broadcast from Cytec's web site at
                  www.cytec.com, under Investor Information, Calendar
                  of Events.

Web Replay:       Will be available for 3 weeks, beginning at
                  2:00 p.m. ET on May 3, 2006 at www.cytec.com.

Telephone Replay: Will be available from 2:00 p.m. ET, May 3, 2006
                  until 11:00 p.m. ET on May 24, 2006. The dial-in
                  number is:

                  Domestic:      888-203-1112 Access Code: 1726247
                  International: 719-457-0820 Access Code: 1726247

The content of the webcast contains time-sensitive information that will be accurate as of May 3, 2006, the date it is first broadcast. This call is the property of Cytec Industries Inc. and any redistribution, retransmission, or rebroadcast of this call in any form, without the express written consent of Cytec is strictly prohibited.