Rslt of Subsid's Tender Offer

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
30 August 2000


                    SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF TENDER OFFER FOR
                               CHEMFAB CORPORATION

Norton Company, a U.S. subsidiary of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, announced the
successful completion of its tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of
Chemfab Corporation. The offer expired, as scheduled, at 12:00 midnight (EDT) on
Tuesday, August 29, 2000.

Based on preliminary information from the depositary for the offer,
approximately 93% of the outstanding shares of Chemfab have been tendered.
Norton and Chemfab will now proceed to complete a merger pursuant to which
Chemfab will become an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Norton Company.  The
merger is expected to be completed by mid-September.



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