SEH Spartech Corp.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Spartech Corporation (NYSE:SEH) announced today that it declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 13.5 cents per share, payable February 7, 2007, to common shareholders of record on January 24, 2007. Spartech recently announced record levels of cash flows from operations of $127.5 million and free cash flows of $103.6 million (cash flows from operations less capital expenditures of $23.9 million) in fiscal 2006. The cash flows from operations achieved in 2006 follows the previous record realized in fiscal 2005 of $105.0 million. George A. Abd, President and CEO, commented, "We have been committed to consistently increasing our dividends in the past. Our improved performance in cash flows in 2006 allowed us to substantially increase our 2007 dividends by 8% over 2006. This practice is one element in our focus on delivering improved total shareholder return." Spartech Corporation is a leading producer of engineered thermoplastic sheet materials, polymeric compounds and concentrates, and engineered product solutions. The Company has facilities located throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe, with annual sales of approximately $1.5 billion. DATASOURCE: Spartech Corporation CONTACT: George A. Abd, President and Chief Executive Officer, +1-314-721-4242, or Randy C. Martin, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, +1-314-721-4242, both of Spartech Corporation Web site: http://www.spartech.com/

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