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

Business Editors

WEST PATERSON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2003

Cytec Industries Inc. (NYSE: CYT) announced the following schedule and contact information for its fourth quarter earnings release and teleconference:

        Earnings Release:   January 21, 2003 after the close of market
        Distribution:       By Business Wire and Cytec's web site at
                            www.cytec.com.

        Teleconference:     January 22, 2003 11:00 a.m. ET
        Dial in Number:     Domestic: 800-289-0437
                            International: 913-981-5508

                            Please call 5-10 minutes before the
                            scheduled start of the teleconference.
                            Access Code: 484793

        Webcast:            Listen-only mode via Internet broadcast
                            from Cytec's web site at www.cytec.com.

        Web Replay:         Will be available for 3 weeks, beginning
                            at 2:00 p.m. ET on January 22, 2003 at
                            www.cytec.com.

        Telephone Replay:   Will be available from 2:00 p.m. ET
                            January 22, 2003 until 11:00 p.m. ET on
                            January 28, 2003. The dial-in number is:
                            Domestic: 888-203-1112
                            Access Code: 484793
                            International: 719-457-0820
                            Access Code: 484793

The content of the webcast contains time-sensitive information that is accurate only as of January 21, 2003. 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.