Despatch Industries to Present at Global Outlook for Carbon Fiber 2008

Minneapolis, Minn., U.S.A. – September 26, 2008 - Despatch Industries, the world's leading provider of process technology for the production of carbon fiber, will be presenting at the Global Outlook for Carbon Fiber 2008, taking place September 30 through October 2 at the Ramada Hotel Hamburg-Bergedorf in Hamburg, Germany. Ken Barringer, Despatch's carbon fiber Product Manager will be presenting at the conference.

Mr. Barringer's presentation will focus on Despatch's flagship oxidation oven. His presentation will cover increasing line size to reduce the cost of carbon fiber, scaling line sizes, advantages of using center-to-end airflow technology and new innovations that reduce energy consumption in manufacturing. Despatch is a main sponsor of the conference and will be have a display where attendees can stop by and speak with our carbon fiber experts and pick up company and product information.

Over the course of three days the conference program will feature two keynote presentations and more than 20 plenary session talks. Industry leaders from around the globe will provide a forum for market analysis, discussion and technical updates on the latest in carbon fiber and carbon fiber composites.