Wellman, Inc. Announces Webcast of Quarterly Conference Call.

SHREWSBURY, N.J. -- Wellman, Inc. (NYSE: WLM) intends to release its third quarter 2004 results for the period ended September 30, 2004, before the open of New York financial markets on Thursday, October 28, 2004. In conjunction with the release, you are invited to access the presentation slides and listen to the live Webcast of its conference call with Tom Duff, Chairman and CEO, and other members of Wellman's senior management, on Thursday, October 28, 2004 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. Below you will find details on how you may access the webcast.

 What:    Wellman Inc.'s third quarter 2004 Investors conference call.  When:    1:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, October 28, 2004.  Where:   Wellman, Inc. Internet home page:  http://www.wellmaninc.com  How:     Log onto the Wellman, Inc. Internet home page, at the above          address, go to the Investor Relations page, and follow the          prompts.  Replays: Replay of this Webcast will be available for one week          starting late afternoon on October 28, 2004.  To access the          replay, follow the same procedure used to access the live          Webcast. 

This Webcast may include certain non-GAAP terms. These terms are defined in the Financial Glossary section of the Investor Relations page on the Wellman, Inc. website, http://www.wellmaninc.com

Wellman, Inc. is principally engaged in the manufacture and marketing of high-quality PermaClear(R) and EcoClear(R) brand PET (polyethylene terephthalate) packaging resins, Fortrel(R) brand polyester staple fibers and Wellamid(R) engineering resins. We believe we are the world's largest PET plastics recycler, utilizing a significant amount of recycled raw materials in our manufacturing operations.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In addition, words such as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are made as of the date hereof based upon current expectations, and we undertake no obligation to update this information. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to: reduced raw material margins; the financial condition of our customers; fiber and textile imports; availability and cost of raw materials; the impact of litigation arising out of alleged pricing practices in the polyester staple fiber industry; availability of financing, changes in financial markets, interest rates, credit ratings, and foreign currency exchange rates; regulatory changes; tax risks; U.S., European, Asian and global economic conditions; prices and volumes of imports; work stoppages; levels of production capacity and profitable operation of assets; prices of competing products; natural disasters and acts of terrorism; and maintaining the operations of our existing production facilities. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed herein. Results of operations in any past period should not be considered indicative of results to be expected in future periods. Fluctuations in operating results may result in fluctuations in the price of our common stock. For a more complete description of the prominent risks and uncertainties inherent in our business, see our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.