Press Release

WINCHESTER, VA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 2000--Trex Company, Inc. (NYSE: TWP) was named among the "Fantastic 50" fastest growing companies in the state in the Virginia Chamber of Commerce's Fifth Annual "Fantastic 50" Awards held last night at the Marriott Hotel in Richmond, VA. Trex Company manufactures Trex(R) Easy Care Decking(R), an alternative decking lumber that includes longevity, no rotting and no splinters among its many benefits. Andy Ferrari, Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing, accepted the award for Trex Company.

Locally, Trex Co. employs about 170 workers at the plant, a staff of 40 at headquarters and more than 330 employees nationally. Trex Company's headquarters office and manufacturing facility are located in Winchester, VA. In October 1999, the company unveiled a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Fernley, Nevada.

According to Ferrari, Trex Company is delighted to be selected for the third consecutive year as a Fantastic 50 winner. "It says a lot about our company to be able to sustain this kind of growth rate three years in a row," he said. "We are running at full capacity and now planning for a third manufacturing facility." Trex Company has been on the fast track for several years, which culminated in the company going public in April 1999. Ferrari said the company's revenues grew 59% from 1998 to 1999, and First Quarter 2000 saw 70% growth over First Quarter 1999.

Trex decking has become the leading alternative decking on the market today, with 64% market share of the composite decking market. Trex Co. utilizes a patented process that turns millions of pounds of recycled and reclaimed plastic and waste wood annually into Trex decking.

In both 1998 and 1999, Trex Company won the Virginia Vanguard award in the manufacturing category for the fastest growing private company. The Virginia Vanguard winners are privately held companies selected from among the Fantastic 50 in categories of manufacturing, technology, service and retail/wholesale. For the Year 2000, Trex Company's recent IPO excludes it from this award category.

For more information about Trex(R) Easy Care Decking(R), call 1-800-BUY-TREX or visit website www.trex.com.

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Editors' note: Trex, Trex (stylized) and Easy Care Decking are either federally registered trademarks, trademarks or trade dress of Trex Company, Winchester, VA.

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