AUSTIN, Texas - February 23 2005 - Pavilion Technologies, a world leader in advanced process control (APC) and environmental compliance solutions, announced today that Pinnacle Polymers has selected Pavilion's polymer APC solution for two UNIPOL polypropylene units at Pinnacle Polymers' Garyville, Louisiana facility.  This implementation follows a successful ValueFirst™ benefits study which estimated that Pavilion's polymer solution would generate a substantial return on investment.  This marks the third major polyolefin manufacturer in the last four months to select Pavilion's advanced process control solution.

"Our Louisiana facility is one of the most modern polypropylene plants in North America. We chose Pavilion's polymer APC solution to further support our commitment to quality and customer satisfaction," said Jerry Theys, President of Pinnacle Polymers.  "The benefits identified through Pavilion's ValueFirst™ program convinced our team that Pavilion's solution would immediately impact our production performance, monomer yields and overall profitability."

Based on the ValueFirst benefits analysis of the current operating conditions on two polypropylene trains at the Pinnacle facility and Pavilion's experience with similar UNIPOL projects, the primary benefits expected on this implementation include:

• Increased production rate between 1.5 - 2.5%
• Enhanced product quality through reduce in-grade off-spec by as much as 25%
• Reduced transition material by reducing transition off-spec by as much as 25%
• Increase monomer yields by 1%
• Reducing catalyst usage by as much as 3%

"Our work with Pinnacle builds on years of experience delivering results for many of the world's leading polymer manufacturers," said Pavilion CEO Ralph Carter.  "With the benefits analysis complete, we have a clear benchmark from which to measure the efficiencies that the technology will deliver to Pinnacle."

Pinnacle Polymers will deploy Pavilion's polymer APC application suite to enhance control of the reactor, extruder and transition process.  Deployed on every major process technology and on all major catalyst types, Pavilion APC solutions have an unrivaled track record of superior performance. To date, Pavilion's polymer solutions have been adopted by more than 61 polypropylene and polyethylene lines and more than 80 reactors worldwide to increase prime product yield, enhance overall product quality, and reduce operating costs. 

About Pinnacle Polymers (http://www.pinnaclepolymers.com/)
Pinnacle Polymers offers a wide range of homopolymers, impact copolymers and random copolymers for the fibers, molding, extrusion and compounding industries.  Pinnacle Polymers operates a state of the art Unipol™ gas phase polypropylene facility with two production lines in Garyville, Louisiana.  This facility, built in 1999, has a capacity of 900 million pounds per year and is one of the most cost-efficient polypropylene plants in North America.