Arlon, Inc. Responds to Patent Infringement Lawsuit Filed by Rogers Corporation

  
    
  
  
    
      Arlon, Inc. (“Arlon”), an indirect subsidiary of WHX Corporation (“WHX”, 
      NASDAQCM:WXCO) (collectively, the “Company”), is in receipt of the 
      Complaint that Rogers Corporation filed against Arlon in the United 
      States District Court in Hartford, CT. The Complaint alleges that Rogers 
      is the exclusive licensee under U.S. Patent No. 5,552,210 and that 
      Arlon’s TC600 circuit board material infringes that patent.
    
    
      Arlon believes that the lawsuit is without merit, and intends to 
      vigorously defend itself against Rogers’ allegations.
    
    
      “We believe that this lawsuit is unfounded,” stated Robert Carini, 
      President of Arlon’s Electronic Materials operations. “It is regrettable 
      that Rogers chose to file the lawsuit before contacting us. At this 
      point, we are in the process of retaining outside counsel and evaluating 
      all of our legal options.”
    
    
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      WHX is a diversified industrial products manufacturing company focused 
      on niche industrial products with strong regional and global customer 
      demand. WHX delivers value to its customers and stakeholders through the 
      WHX Business System. WHX's companies manufacture and sell precious metal 
      brazing products; engineered materials for the roofing, construction, 
      natural gas, electric, and water industries; specialty tubing products 
      and precision electroplated materials and stamped parts. WHX also 
      manufactures and distributes high performance materials for the printed 
      circuit board industry and silicone rubber-based insulation materials 
      for industrial, military/aerospace and commercial markets; adhesive 
      coated vinyl films and custom-engineered laminates, foils, foams and 
      papers for industrial, consumer and commercial markets; and meat room 
      cutting products and services to retail food stores and meat, poultry 
      and fish processing plants.
    
    
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