MEMO: SPARTECH EARNINGS UP IN SECOND QUARTER

Spartech Corp. has announced sales and earnings for the second quarter.

Bradley B. Buechler, Spartech president and chief executive officer, reported second-quarter sales at $245.8 million, down from the $256.7 million sales of the same period a year ago.

Earnings for the quarter were $10.1 million, or 37 cents a diluted share, compared to $13.8 million, or 47 cents per diluted share, reported during the same period in 2000.

Spartech, with headquarters in St. Louis, has two operations in Cape Girardeau Spartech Plastics at 2500 Spartech Drive and Spartech Compounding on Nash Road. Spartech is a leading manufacturer of engineered thermoplastic materials and polymeric compounds.

Spartech, a producer of engineered thermoplastic material, polymeric compounds and molded and profile products, has 40 facilities throughout North America and Europe.