FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 2006--Acme United Corporation (AMEX:ACU) today announced that net sales for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 were $17.0 million, compared to $14.9 million in the comparable period of 2005, an increase of 14%.

FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 2006--Fortune Small Business announced that Acme United Corporation (AMEX:ACU) has been ranked 53rd on the sixth annual FSB 100 list of the fastest growing small companies in America. The list which is comprised of public companies appears in the

FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2006--Acme United Corporation (AMEX:ACU) will release its financial results for the Second Quarter of 2006 on Friday, July 21, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. EST. A conference call to discuss these results will be broadcast over the Internet at 12:00 p.m. EST.

FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 2006--The Board of Directors of Acme United Corporation (AMEX:ACU) declared a cash dividend of 3 cents per share on its outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on July 28, 2006 to stockholders of record on the close of business on July 7, 2006.

FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 21, 2006--Acme United Corporation (AMEX:ACU) today announced that net sales for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 were $12.3 million compared to $10.6 million in the comparable period of 2005, an increase of 16%.

FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 2006--Acme United Corporation (AMEX:ACU) will release its financial results for the First Quarter of 2006 on Friday, April 21, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. EST. A conference call to discuss these results will be broadcast over the Internet at 12:00 p.m. EST.

FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2006--The Board of Directors of Acme United Corporation (AMEX:ACU) declared a cash dividend of 3 cents per share on its outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on April 28, 2006 to stockholders of record on the close of business on April 7,

FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2006--Acme United Corporation (AMEX:ACU) today announced that net sales for the year ended December 31, 2005 were $49.9 million compared to $43.4 million in 2004, an increase of 15%. Net sales for 2005 in the U.S.

FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 6, 2006--Acme United Corporation (AMEX:ACU) will release its financial results for the Fourth Quarter of 2005 on Thursday, March 2, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. EST. A conference call to discuss these results will be broadcast over the Internet at 11:30 a.m. EST.

FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 2006--Acme United Corporation (AMEX:ACU) today was granted United States Patent No. 6,988,318 covering its proprietary TITANIUM BONDED(TM) scissors and other cutting tools. Entitled "Coating for Cutting Implements," the patent is the first to issue in a