EXHIBIT 99.2

                      Cytec Elects New Director

    WEST PATERSON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 2007--Cytec
Industries Inc. (NYSE:CYT) announced today that the Company's Board of
Directors has elected Ms. Carol P. Lowe as a Director increasing the
size of the Board to eleven. Ms. Lowe is the Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE: CSL) which
is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

    Ms. Lowe was elected Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
Carlisle in 2004. In this capacity Ms. Lowe has full responsibility
for Carlisle's accounting, finance, treasury and investor relation
matters. Ms. Lowe joined Carlisle, which is a global diversified
manufacturing company in 2002 as Treasurer. Prior to joining Carlisle,
Ms. Lowe spent 8 years at National Gypsum Company where she held
various accounting and treasury positions including Treasurer.
Preceding that she spent 7 years with Ernst & Young.

    Ms. Lowe is a Certified Public Accountant; she received her
Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of North
Carolina-Charlotte, and an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at
Duke University.

    David Lilley, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer,
commented, "We are delighted that Carol is joining Cytec's Board of
Directors, and look forward to Carol making a significant contribution
to the continuing successful growth of Cytec by utilizing her
financial expertise, business acumen and experience."

    Corporate Profile

    Cytec Industries Inc. is a global specialty chemicals and
materials company focused on developing, manufacturing and selling
value-added products. Our products serve a diverse range of end
markets including aerospace, adhesives, automotive and industrial
coatings, chemical intermediates, inks, mining and plastics. We use
our technology and application development expertise to create
chemical and material solutions that are formulated to perform
specific and important functions in the finished products of our
customers.

    CONTACT: Cytec Industries Inc.
             Jodi Allen, 973-357-3283
             www.cytec.com