DISCAS ANNOUNCES ASSET PURCHASE
                        AND ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW FACILITY


          WATERBURY,  CT, October 30, 1997 -- Discas, Inc. (NASDAQ:  DSCS) today
announced that  it has  purchased the  assets of  the AKD  division of Ash-Kourt
Fabrics, Inc. and will be establishing a manufacturing operation in Statesville,
North Carolina.  AKD was a processor of recycled polypropylene, supplying Discas
with raw materials.

         In  conjunction  with this  purchase,  Discas  entered into a long term
lease for a 32,500 square foot manufacturing and distribution  facility within a
mile of Ash-Kourt's fabric conversion plant.

         Patrick A. DePaolo, Chairman and CEO of Discas, stated "The acquisition
is consistent with Discas' vertical integration  consolidation  strategy. A long
term supply  agreement  has been signed by the two companies  whereby  Ash-Kourt
will continue to supply Discas with polypropylene feed stock."

         Mr. Tom Tomaszek,  Vice President of Sales and Business Development for
Discas,  stated "With the  establishment of the Discas  Southeast plant,  Discas
will be  positioned  to increase its margins and customer base through lower raw
material costs and substantially  reduced  transportation costs. We believe that
this strategic  expansion will allow Discas access to an abundant  supply of low
cost  polypropylene  from the  textile,  film,  and  fiber  industries  that are
concentrated in this region." According to Tomaszek, "Discas Southeast will also
be used as a  manufacturing  and  distribution  facility for Christie  Products,
Discas' agricultural container product line, which has numerous customers in the
south."

         Earlier  this week,  Discas  announced  an  expansion  of its  Christie
Products  subsidiary  by signing a definitive  agreement to purchase the nursery
container product line from Union Products, Inc.

         Discas,  Inc.  is  headquartered  in  Waterbury,  Connecticut  and  has
production facilities in Connecticut and New Jersey. The Company is a vertically
integrated  producer of proprietary  plastic and rubber compounds and fabricated
commercial  products  using a  variety  of  prime  materials.  The  Company  has
extensive  expertise in polymer technology,  and has commercialized  proprietary
formulations used in the footwear, aeronautic,  military, automotive an consumer
products sectors. The common stock and warrants of the Company are traded in the
NASDAQ  SmallCap Market under the symbols DSCS and DSCSW and on the Boston Stock
Exchange under the symbols DSS and DSSW.

Contacts:    Ron Pettirossi, Chief Financial Officer, Discas      (203) 753-5147
             Mark N. Tyler, T.T. Communications                   (212) 962-3690