Second quarter 2001 financial results.

Second quarter 2001 financial results

                                Earnings ($)         Sales ($)

AirBoss of America                1.4 million        47.3 million
Albemarle                        14.8 million       211.3 million
Amcol International                 3 million        72.3 million
American Biltrite                     680,000           1 million
Applied Industrial
  Technologies                  6.5 million *       390 million *
Ashland                        197 million **      369 million **
Carlisle Companies               16.6 million         490 million
Farrel                                573,000        12.4 million
Foamex International             10.2 million       314.3 million
Goodyear Tire & Rubber            7.8 million         3.6 billion
Great Lakes Chemical               18 million         461 million
GreenMan Technologies              211,000 **      5.8 million **
Hercules                           60 million         670 million
JLM Industries                        600,000       105.8 million
Kerr-McGee                        175 million         940 million
Lyondell Chemical                   4 million         902 million
Minerals Technologies            10.3 million       170.7 million
OM Group                         20.2 million       216.6 million
Omnova Solutions                 10.8 million       190.2 million
Pioneer Companies                15.2 million        88.3 million
Plymouth Rubber                       151,000        18.3 million
Resolution Performance
  Products LLC                     36 million         234 million
Rohm and Haas                     242 million         1.4 billion
TOR Minerals International              9,000             490,000
Trelleborg                          SEK 190 M         SEK 4,899 M
Urecoats Industries                   488,364         1.5 million
Westvaco                       5.3 million **    947.8 million **

* Fourth quarter ended June 30, 2001

** Third quarter ended June 30, 2001