Cytec Industries' Executive Vice President & CFO to Address Chemical Heritage Foundation - Third Annual Chemical Industry Conference

WEST PATERSON, N.J.--June 7, 2006--Cytec Industries Inc. announced today that James P. Cronin, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer will address representatives from investment institutions at the following event:

    Investor Conference: Chemical Heritage Foundation
                         Third Annual Chemical Industry Conference
                         Philadelphia, PA

                         June 20, 2006 at 3:15 p.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 developing, 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.