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Insilco Holding Co. Completes Sale of Specialty Publishing Unit

14 February 2000

Insilco Holding Co. Completes Sale of Specialty Publishing Unit

    COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 11 -- Insilco Holding Co.
(OTC Bulletin Board: INSL) reported today that it has completed the previously
announced sale of Taylor Publishing, its Dallas-based specialty publishing
business unit, to a newly formed company owned by Castle Harlan Partners III,
L.P. for proceeds of $93.48 million before adjustments for working capital and
transaction-related costs.
    David A. Kauer, Insilco President and CEO, reiterated, "Taylor is a fine
business with solid prospects, however it does not fit with our long-term
strategy of pursuing growth in our core technology and heat exchanger
businesses."   Kauer concluded, "We have benefited from our long association
with Taylor Publishing and wish them much success in the future."
    Insilco Holding Co., based in suburban Columbus, Ohio, is a diversified
manufacturer of industrial components.  The Company's business units serve the
telecommunications, electronics, automotive and other industrial markets.  It
had revenues in 1999 of $580 million.
    Investor Relations Contact: Michael Elia 614-792-0468 or write to Insilco
Holding Co., Investor Relations, 425 Metro Place North, Box 7196, Dublin, OH
43017 or call Melodye Demastus, Melrose Consulting 614-771-0860.  You may also
visit our web site at http://www.investor-access.com/insilco.html .