CLARCOR Opens New Plant

Franklin, TN, January 15, 2007 – CLARCOR Inc. (NYSE: CLC) announced today that CLARCOR Air Filtration Products (CLC Air), a subsidiary of CLARCOR, will be opening a new manufacturing and distribution center in Pittston, Pennsylvania.

Richard Larson, President of CLC Air, said “The investment we are making with this facility along with major investments in automation and state of the art production equipment and facilities will make this plant the most technically advanced air filtration manufacturer and distribution center in the HVAC filter industry. The establishment of this new facility is for the sole purpose to better serve our Airguard® and Purolator® Air Filtration customers in the Northeast region of North America.” The 249,600 square foot manufacturing and distribution facility will provide approximately 100 new jobs for the area once in full production by the end of the second quarter. CLC Air manufactures and sells air filtration products and systems through a variety of distribution channels under such well-known brands as Purolator®, ATI and Airguard®.


CLARCOR is based in Franklin, Tennessee and is a diversified marketer and manufacturer of mobile, industrial and environmental filtration products and consumer and industrial packaging products sold in domestic and international markets. Common shares of the Company are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol

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