Federal-Mogul Chairman Presents Safety Awards to Top-Performing Plants

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 7, 2003 -- Federal-Mogul Corporation recognized 18 of its global manufacturing plants for excellence in safety performance.

Frank Macher, chairman and chief executive officer, presented each facility with the Chairman's Safety Excellence Award for achieving an outstanding safety record in 2002, as determined by Federal-Mogul's corporate environmental health and safety team.

"We are fully committed to creating a culture where accidents and employee injuries are unacceptable," Macher said. "Employees are our most valuable asset; their health and safety is paramount. These safety awards are given in recognition of employees at these facilities who are clearly making safety a number-one priority."

Macher presented plant managers of the winning facilities with the safety awards at Federal-Mogul's annual global leadership conference in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 6.

Federal-Mogul operates 120 manufacturing facilities worldwide. Those acknowledged for safety performance include six in North America, six in Europe, and six in Mexico and the Asia Pacific region. The 18 facilities chosen for the Chairman's Safety Excellence Award are:

  United States:
  *  Avilla, Indiana -- manufacturer of Zanxx(R) lighting products
  *  LaGrange, Georgia -- manufacturer of pistons
  *  Logansport, Indiana -- manufacturer of Carter(R) fuel systems
  *  Manitowoc, Wisconsin -- manufacturer of pistons rings
  *  Skokie, Illinois -- manufacturer of Fel-Pro(R) sealing products
  *  Van Wert, Ohio -- manufacturer of National(R) oil seals

  Europe:
  *  Bradford, England -- manufacturer of pistons
  *  Chapel-en-le-Frith, England -- manufacturer of friction products
  *  Cuorgne, Italy -- manufacturer of engine bearings
  *  Druento, Italy -- manufacturer of Champion(R) wiper blades
  *  Gorzyce, Poland -- manufacturer of pistons and piston pins
  *  Nuremberg, Germany -- manufacturer of pistons

  Mexico and Asia Pacific:
  *  Anqing, China -- manufacturer of piston rings and liners
  *  Chungnam, Korea -- manufacturer of engine bearings
  *  Shanghai, China -- manufacturer of engine bearings
  *  Los Reyes La Paz, Mexico -- manufacturer of Moog(R) chassis products
  *  Naucalpan, Mexico -- manufacturer of National(R) oil seals
  *  Tepotzotlan, Mexico -- manufacturer of sealing assemblies and gaskets

Federal-Mogul is a global supplier of automotive components, sub-systems, modules and systems serving the world's original equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket. The company utilizes its engineering and materials expertise, proprietary technology, manufacturing skill, distribution flexibility and marketing power to deliver products, brands and services of value to its customers. Federal-Mogul is focused on the globalization of its teams, products and processes to bring greater opportunities for its customers and employees, and value to its constituents. Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, Federal-Mogul was founded in Detroit in 1899 and today employs 47,000 people in 24 countries. For more information on Federal-Mogul, visit the company's Web site at http://www.federal-mogul.com/ .

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