Novapak Wins 2005 NACD Supplier of the Year Award

EATONTOWN, N.J., May 19, 2005 -- At the 80th Annual NACD (National Association of Container Distributors) Convention which was held from April 13-17, 2005 in La Jolla, California, the members of NACD awarded Novapak with their highest vendor honor NACD's 2005 Supplier of the Year award.

Based on a point system of 9 qualifying categories (Leadership, Product & Support Staff, Communication, Marketing, Training, Shipping, Legislative & Regulatory, Technology and Policies), Novapak came out on top among a broad range of companies producing products from multiple materials including glass, metal as well as plastics (there were three runner-ups this year - a first for NACD). This award was initiated in 1988 and Novapak is the only plastic bottle manufacturer to win this award twice. Novapak previously won the award in 1994. In attendance and accepting the award for Novapak, were Ken Stufko, VP of Sales, and Bill Bergen, President & CEO.

"Novapak went beyond just meeting the Supplier of the Year Award criteria," said Dennis Sipe, NACD President. "They are responsive to the marketplace and make it their mission to provide value to their customers."

"This honor is really a tribute to the dedication, skill and customer focus of our employees. It is always an honor to be recognized, but it is even a greater honor when that recognition comes from those who you serve, supply, respect and partner with," said Bill Bergen. "It is truly a great honor to have this award bestowed upon us by the top container distributors in the country and we reaffirm our promise that supplying superior value to our customers is the focus of everything we do."

The NACD Supplier of the Year Award is one of the container industry's most coveted recognitions. It is NACD's way of honoring a supplier who has made tremendous contributions to the entire distribution channel.

About Novapak

Novapak, a PVC Container Company (http://www.pvcc.com/), is a market leader in providing PET, PVC and HDPE container solutions to the personal care, food, automotive, healthcare and household/specialty chemical markets. The company is ISO 9001:2000 certified and operates plants in New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois and South Carolina with corporate headquarters in New Jersey. Founded in 1968, Novapak is a publicly traded company (BULLETIN BOARD: PVCC) .

About NACD

National Association of Container Distributors (NACD) is a professional association of rigid packaging distributors who supply bottles, tubes, pumps, sprayers and other closure systems. Services include warehousing and labeling. NACD is committed to the distribution of quality packaging components by establishing the market connection between manufacturing/producers and users of containers. For more information about NACD, call 630-544-5052 or info@nacd.net. For information about the association, visit http://www.nacd.net/.