Myers Industries Announces Date for Second Quarter Earnings Release & Conference Call

AKRON, Ohio--July 15, 2005--Myers Industries, Inc. today announced that it will report fiscal 2005 second quarter results on Friday, July 29, before the market opens. The Company's second quarter ended June 30, 2005.

A conference call will begin at 11:00 a.m. Eastern on Friday, July 29 to allow investors and analysts to hear management discuss the quarterly results. President and Chief Executive Officer John C. Orr and Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer Greg Stodnick will conduct the call. To access the call, dial 1-877-407-9210; international callers dial 1-201-689-8049.

The call is also being audio webcast by Vcall and can be accessed online through a link at www.myersind.com. The event will be archived there until October 29, 2005, and a downloadable transcript will be available within 24 hours of the live call. A replay of the teleconference will also be available by calling 1-877-660-6853 (Account # 286 / ID # 161328) until August 12, 2005, at 12 a.m. International callers dial 1-201-612-7415.

Myers Industries, Inc. is an international manufacturer of polymer products for industrial, agricultural, automotive, commercial, and consumer markets. The Company is also the largest wholesale distributor of tools, equipment, and supplies for the tire, wheel, and undervehicle service industry in the U.S. Myers Industries had record net sales of $803.1 million in 2004.

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Forward-Looking Statements: Statements in this release may include "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statement that is not of historical fact may be deemed "forward-looking." These statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, many outside of the Company's control that could cause actual results to materially differ from those expressed or implied. Factors include, but are not limited to: changes in the markets for the Company's business segments, unanticipated downturn in business relationships with customers or their purchases from us, competitive pressures on sales and pricing, increases in raw material costs or other production costs, and further deterioration of economic and financial conditions in the United States and around the world. Myers Industries does not undertake to update forward-looking statements contained herein.