FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


CHASE CORPORATION EXPANDS EMS HOLDINGS

Bridgewater, MA.-  May 26, 1999 (CCF: ASE) Chase
Corporation has acquired for cash and notes totaling
$8 million, RWA, Inc. of Melrose, Massachusetts.  RWA
provides electronic manufacturing services (EMS) to the
electronics industry with current revenues of about
$10 million.  The deal announced today is the second such
investment by the Corporation this year. In January the
Company acquired the remaining interest in subsidiary
Sunburst Electronic Manufacturing Solutions (formerly DC
Scientific) of West Bridgewater, MA.  Both companies will
be operated separately and as wholly owned subsidiaries of
Chase Corporation.

In making the announcement Peter R. Chase, President and
Chief Executive Officer of Chase Corporation commented,
"Electronic manufacturing services is an industry that
continues to demonstrate impressive market growth
throughout North America and in particular the Northeast
region."  Technology Forecasters, Inc., a California-based
research firm that tracks the electronic manufacturing
services industry, projects the North American EMS market
to reach $137 billion by the year 2002.  "The acquisition
of Sunburst EMS provided us the opportunity to understand
first hand a market that we had identified as having
strategic potential in 1996.  Now, with the addition of
RWA, we have established an EMS business unit which
reflects our ongoing commitment to this growing industry
segment", Chase added.

EMS companies provide a wide range of design and assembly
services to virtually every type of Original Equipment
Manufacturer (OEM).  About 35% of all OEM's outsource some
or all of their production and this number is expected to
exceed 60% within three years.

Richard Aho, President of RWA will continue in that
capacity. RWA was founded in 1984 and operates principally
in New England and the northeast.  Aho commented,   "We are
very pleased to be joining Chase Corporation.  RWA has
grown with the industry and the added management strength
and resources of Chase will enable us to expand more
quickly.  We are also looking forward to capitalizing on
the many synergies that exist with Sunburst EMS."

Chase Corporation is a diversified, advanced manufacturing
company providing a wide-variety of high quality products
and services to multiple industries.  Since the founding of
the Company in 1946, Chase has grown to become a
successful, carefully managed, multi-divisional company
with a global customer base.
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E-mail: achase@chasecorp.com