Cytec Industries' Chairman, President & CEO to Address Morgan Stanley Basic Materials Conference

WEST PATERSON, N.J.--Feb. 1, 20065, 2006--Cytec Industries Inc. announced today that David Lilley, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer will address representatives from investment institutions at the following event:

Investor Conference:  Morgan Stanley Basic Materials Conference
                      Crowne Plaza Times Square
                      New York, NY

                      February 22, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. ET

Webcast:              The presentation and an audio webcast will be 
                      made available live on the Cytec website at 
                      www.cytec.com under "Investors Information" - 
                      "Calendar of Events".

                      The audio replay will be available 
                      approximately one hour after the presentation 
                      ends and is accessible for 30 days. For a link 
                      to the audio replay, go to www.cytec.com, 
                      Investors Information.

Corporate Profile

Cytec Industries Inc. is a global specialty chemicals and materials company focused on manufacturing and selling value-added products with pro forma sales in 2005 of approximately $3.2 billion. Our products serve a diverse range of end markets including aerospace, adhesives, automotive and industrial coatings, chemical intermediates, inks, mining, plastics and water treatment. We use our technology and application development expertise to create chemical and material solutions that are formulated to perform specific and important functions in the finished products of our customers.