Exhibit 99.1

                           Cytec Elects New Director

            WEST PATERSON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 2004--Cytec
Industries Inc. (NYSE:CYT) announced today that the Company's Board of
Directors has elected Mr. Louis L. Hoynes, Jr. as a director.
           Mr. Hoynes was Executive Vice President and General Counsel of
Wyeth until his retirement in July 2003. Prior to joining Wyeth in
1990, he was a partner in the law firm of Wilkie Farr & Gallagher. Mr.
Hoynes previously served as director of the Company for ten years
elected by a subsidiary of Wyeth that owned all of the Company's
Series C Cumulative Preferred Stock. His term automatically ended in
September 2004 when the Company redeemed the Series C Cumulative
Preferred Stock.
           David Lilley, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer,
commented, "Lou's experience and sage advice have been invaluable to
Cytec and the Board of Directors over the past 10 years. Now that the
Series C Stock has been redeemed, we are pleased to welcome Lou back
to the Board as an independent director and look forward to his
continuing contributions to the success of Cytec."

           Corporate Profile

           Cytec Industries is a specialty chemicals and materials technology
company with sales in 2003 of $1.5 billion. Its growth strategies are
based on developing technologically advanced customer solutions for
global markets, including: aerospace, plastics, industrial coatings,
mining, and water treatment.


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             Investment Community:
             David M. Drillock, 973-357-3249
             or
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