QUALITY CUPRONICKEL C71500 AND C70600 NOW PRODUCED DOMESTICALLY BY BRUSH WELLMAN INC.

Mayfield Heights, OH – March 11, 2010—Brush Wellman Inc. announces production of cupronickel C71500 and C70600 in rod and round forms as well as finished machined parts per customer drawings.

Alloy C71500 is a moderate to high strength, copper nickel alloy designed to be used where excellent sea water erosion and corrosion properties as well as resistance to biofouling are needed.

Alloy C70600 is a moderate strength, copper nickel alloy designed to be used where good sea water erosion and corrosion properties as well as resistance to biofouling are needed.

Typical applications for both alloys include pump housings, valve bodies, flanges, fastener hardware and fittings for the power generation, maritime (especially commercial and military ship building and repair), pulp & paper, desalination and petrochemical industries. These alloys are also used by 0ffshore facilities doing drilling and production in the oil & gas industry. Important applications are sea water transport systems, such as for fire protection equipment, or splash zone cladding on offshore drilling platforms and drilling ships, including through hull fittings.

While these materials are well-known and widely used by the industries cited, responding to customer requests for a domestic resource for quality cupronickel, Brush recently began production.

Stocking distributors include Alaskan Copper & Brass Co., Farmers Copper Ltd., Standard Metals Inc. and others.

About Brush Wellman Inc.

Brush Wellman Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Brush Engineered Materials Inc. (NYSE: BW). Through its subsidiaries, Brush Engineered Materials supplies worldwide markets with alloy products, beryllium products, electronic products, precious metal products, and engineered material systems. Around the world, the company's engineered materials can be found in technically demanding end-use products within the telecommunications and computer, automotive electronics, appliance, industrial components, plastics tooling, optical media, oil and gas, aerospace and defense, and off-highway and mining equipment markets. Visit www.BrushWellman.com for additional information.