MYERS INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCES
ANNUAL MEETING DATE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 31, 2003, Akron, Ohio USA -- Myers Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MYE) today announced that the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held Wednesday, April 23, 2003, at 9 a.m. Eastern time, at the Louis S. Myers Training Center, located at 1554 South Main Street in downtown Akron.

The Board of Directors, at a meeting held December 19, 2002, set the date of record for shareholders as March 7, 2003.

Myers Industries, Inc. is an international manufacturer of polymer products for industrial, agricultural, automotive, commercial, and consumer markets. The Company is also the largest wholesale distributor of tools, equipment, and supplies for the tire, wheel, and undervehicle service industry in the U.S.