Cytec Industries Inc. Announces First Quarter Earnings & Teleconference Schedule

WEST PATERSON, N.J.--April 5, 2004--Cytec Industries Inc. announced the following schedule and contact information for its first quarter earnings release and teleconference:

Earnings Release:   April 22, 2004 after the close of market
Distribution:       By Business Wire and Cytec's web site at 
                    www.cytec.com.

Teleconference:     April 23, 2004 11:00 a.m. ET
Dial in Number:     Domestic: 800-478-6251
                    International: 913-981-5558

                    Please call 5 -10 minutes before the scheduled 
                    start of the teleconference.  Access Code:  701445

Webcast:            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 April 23, 2004 at www.cytec.com.

Telephone Replay:   Will be available from 2:00 p.m. ET, April 23, 
                    2004 until 11:00 p.m. ET on April 29, 2004. The 
                    dial-in number is:
                    Domestic:      888-203-1112 Access Code: 701445 
                    International: 719-457-0820 Access Code: 701445

Contact:            David M. Drillock, VP, Controller & Investor 
                    Relations at 973-357-3249
                    Gail Petersen, Media at 973-357-3319

The content of the webcast contains time-sensitive information that is accurate only as of April 22, 2004. 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.