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Fitch IBCA Releases Report on Englehard Corp. - Fitch IBCA -

26 April 1999

Fitch IBCA Releases Report on Englehard Corp. - Fitch IBCA -

    NEW YORK, April 23 -- Fitch IBCA, the international rating
agency, has released a research report on Englehard Corp.
    Headquartered in New Jersey, Engelhard is a world-leading producer of auto
emission catalyst; specialty catalysts; pigments and additives; engineered
materials and related services, which are sold to a wide range of end markets.
    For a copy of the report, released April 22, see Fitch IBCA's web site at
'http://www.fitchibca.com.'