TriMas Subsidiary Norris Cylinder Awarded Two-Year Supply Agreement With Air Liquide America

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., April 15 -- TriMas Corporation -- a diversified growth company of specialty niche businesses -- today announced that its Norris Cylinder Company has been awarded a two-year supply agreement with Air Liquide America L.P. This agreement is to supply high-pressure cylinders to Air Liquide's North American market.

"We are delighted to have been chosen as a major supplier to Air Liquide America, a world leader in industrial and medical gases," commented Brian McGuire, President of Norris Cylinder, a business unit within the Industrial Specialties Group of TriMas. "Norris Cylinder has been manufacturing high-pressure and acetylene cylinders to commercial customers for nearly three quarters of a century. We are confident that we will provide the highest quality products to Air Liquide and look forward to a long-lasting business relationship."

About Norris Cylinder

Located in Longview, Texas, Norris Cylinder is one of the world's leading suppliers of high-pressure and low-pressure gas cylinders for storage, transportation and dispensing of compressed industrial gases. It is also one of only two domestic manufacturers that produce large, steel, high-pressure cylinders. Norris Cylinder supplies its products to major industrial gas producers, welding equipment distributors and equipment manufacturers.

About TriMas

Headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, TriMas Corporation is a diversified growth company of specialty niche businesses manufacturing a variety of highly engineered products for commercial, industrial and consumer markets worldwide. TriMas Corporation is organized into five strategic business groups: Packaging Systems, Energy Products, Industrial Specialties, RV & Trailer Products, and Recreational Accessories. TriMas Corporation has nearly 5,000 employees at 70 different facilities in 10 countries. For additional information, please visit www.trimascorp.com .