July 17, 2007- Dallas, TX: Lone Star Ceramics, longstanding manufacturer of unglazed porcelain dot-mounted mosaics based in Dallas, Texas, since 1949, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by the Elgin Butler Company of Elgin, Texas. The Lone Star plant will be immediately relocated to the Elgin Butler corporate headquarters property (25 miles east of Austin) to benefit from the large scale ceramic production, engineering and the resource infrastructure present there. The company expects the newly-renovated Lone Star plant to be fully operational and producing fine unglazed porcelain mosaics and trims by December 2007. Elgin Butler (www.elginbutler.com ) is the leading manufacturer of glazed brick and structural glazed tile since 1873 with a loyal network of distributors and architects across the United States.

“The addition of Lone Star commercial mosaic products will not only help our existing Elgin Butler Distributors capture projects,” said Matt Galvez, new Lone Star owner (and former President of Florida Tile). “But it will also enable us to bring Elgin Butler engineering and marketing resources to Lone Star to benefit the network of Lone Star independent distributors. The market place desperately needs a second domestic source of high quality, unglazed dot mounted porcelain mosaics, and we plan to service this category to the best of our ability.”

Elgin Butler also recently acquired the McIntyre Tile Company of Sonoma County, California (www.mcintyre-tile.com ), a leading producer of beautiful, hand-made upscale artisan tile and decorative tile since 1972. The artistry and porcelain experience of McIntyre Tile will also contribute to the revamped Lone Star product offering when production restarts in December 2007.

“McIntyre Tile makes absolutely gorgeous porcelain and ceramic tiles,” said Bill Reid, director of marketing for the Galvez Companies. “We plan to bring the unique McIntyre flair to the Lone Star design process as well. We are fortunate to all be one family of ceramic and decorative companies now. The results are going to be something really special for our customers and employees to see.”

For more information regarding the Lone Star, Elgin-Butler, or McIntyre Tile companies, contact Bill Reid at breid@elginbutler.com or at 407-973-8763.