LEADING CARPET CUSHION MANUFACTURER EXPAND MEMORY FOAM LINE Foamex GFI Builds on Success of Viscoelastic Carpet Cushion with New Product Line LINWOOD, PA, December 9, 2004 – Foamex GFI of Foamex International (NASDAQ: FMXI) today announced the release of two new carpet cushion offerings to complement their current line of Viscoelastic memory foam products. The Company builds upon the success of the original memory foam carpet cushion, Sunburst™, with the introduction of SunBerber™ and SunGuard™. Featuring a unique blend of memory foam and first quality prime foam, SunBerber and SunGuard have a dense yet pliable structure. Both feature Ultra-Fresh® Antimicrobial protection to prevent odor-causing mold, mildew and bacterial growth. SunBerber is a 3/8" thick 10-pound rebond carpet cushion featuring a clear film with web. HUD/FHA approved and suitable for all areas including heavy traffic, SunBerber is ideal for use with Berber carpet. Guaranteed for the life of the carpet, SunGuard is ideal for areas where spills and pet accidents may occur. Featuring a red Spilltrap moisture barrier, SunGuard prevents liquids from absorbing into the cushion and penetrating to the sub floor below. With SunGuard, liquids can easily and quickly be blotted away, protecting the carpet above and below the surface. Also a 10-pound rebond carpet cushion with a clear film web, SunGuard is available in a 15/32" thickness and is HUD/FHA approved and suitable for all areas including heavy traffic. SunBerber and SunGuard join with Sunburst to create the Sunburst Family of Memory Foam Products. An innovative product when launched in January of 2004, Sunburst was met with wide customer acclaim. "The Sunburst Family offers the most in comfort, quality and consumer appeal," said Steve Stockwell, Executive Vice President of Foamex GFI. "SunBerber and SunGuard expand on the innovation of Sunburst and are sure to become fast favorites among retailers and distributors." The complete Sunburst Family of Products will be available January 2005 and will be showcased at the 2005 Surfaces Expo Jan. 25, 2005, at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev. About Foamex GFI More than just carpet cushion, Foamex GFI is a leader in carpet cushion and flooring underlay innovation. A premier provider of top quality cost-efficient carpet cushion and flooring underlay, Foamex GFI is uniquely positioned to deliver a wide-range of prime polyurethane, rebond polyurethane, sponge rubber and synthetic felt carpet cushion and underlayment products throughout the United States. For more information on Foamex GFI, please visit http://www.foamex.com. About Foamex International Foamex International Inc. is the world's leading producer of comfort cushioning for bedding, furniture, carpet cushion and automotive markets. The Company also manufactures high-performance polymers for diverse applications in the industrial, aerospace, defense, electronics and computer industries as well as filtration and acoustical applications for the home. For more information visit the Foamex website at http://www.foamex.com. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains, and oral statements made from time to time by representatives of the Company may contain, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, those relating to cost savings and restructuring charges, the expected benefits of expanding the use of VPF(SM) technology, the Company's ability to introduce new products, enhance sales growth and margins and the outlook for the Company's financial performance. These forward-looking statements are affected by risks, uncertainties and assumptions that the Company makes about, among other things, its ability to implement customer selling price increases in response to higher raw material costs, raw material price increases, general economic conditions, conditions in the capital markets, the interest rate environment, the level of automotive production, carpet production, furniture and bedding production and housing starts, the completion of various restructuring/consolidation plans, the achievement of management's business plans, its capital and debt structure (including financial covenants), litigation and changes in environmental legislation and environmental conditions and other factors mentioned in the documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. While the Company believes that its assumptions regarding the foregoing matters are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate, and therefore there can be no assurance that the Company's forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate. Additional information that could cause actual results to vary materially from the results anticipated may be found in the Company's most recent Form 10-K and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers should be aware that any forward-looking statement made in this press release or elsewhere by the Company speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and the Company disclaims any obligation or intent to update any of the factors listed above or forward-looking statements. #        #        #