WILLOWBROOK, Ill., Aug. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Viskase Companies, Inc. (OTC:VKSC) today announced that it will hold a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time Wednesday, August 17, 2005. The dial-in number is 800-257-7063. The replay number is 800-405-2236; passcode for the replay number is 11037827#. Viskase Companies, Inc. has its major interests in food packaging. Principal products manufactured are cellulosic and nylon casings used in the preparation and packaging of processed meat products. DATASOURCE: Viskase Companies, Inc. CONTACT: G.S. Donovan of Viskase Companies, +1-630-789-4900 Web site: http://www.viskase.com/

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