Johan Van't Hof Joins the Board of Crystallex; Becomes Chairman of the Audit Committee TORONTO, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crystallex International Corporation (Amex: KRY; TSX) announced today that Johan Van't Hof, President of Tonbridge Corporation, a Toronto based infrastructure fund manager has joined the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Van't Hof is the former COO and remains a director of Carter Group, Inc., a North American electronics auto parts manufacturer. Mr. Van't Hof, a chartered accountant, has been appointed Chairman of Crystallex's Audit Committee. David Matheson stepped down as Chairman and a member of the Audit Committee since he is no longer an independent director as his law firm now acts as legal counsel to Crystallex. "Mr. Van't Hof will be a valued addition to our Board of Directors," said Todd Bruce, Crystallex's President and Chief Executive Officer. "His strong accounting background and impressive experience in financial analysis, project finance, and in structuring infrastructure transactions, especially in South America, will benefit us greatly as we embark on larger mining projects such as our development of the Las Cristinas properties in Venezuela." Before joining the Carter Group, Inc., Mr. Van't Hof held several senior Accounting and Financial positions including Partner and Managing Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers Securities Inc., Project Finance & Privatization, from 1991 to 2001, and Corporate Finance Partner and Partner in Charge of the National Office, Grant Thornton and its predecessor firms, from 1983 to 1991. Mr. Van't Hof was seconded to the Corporate Finance Department, Ontario Securities Commission, in 1982 and 1983. Mr. Van't Hof is a graduate of the Amsterdam Institute of Finance, Project Finance Program, is a Chartered Accountant (Ontario), and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and an MBA (Finance) from the University of Toronto. Mr. Van't Hof is a lecturer in Accounting and Finance at the University of Toronto, a lecturer with the Ontario Institute of Chartered Accountants, and a past lecturer in Auditing at the University of Waterloo. He has been a frequent presenter at conferences of the Canadian Council for Public Private Partnerships. About Crystallex Crystallex International Corporation is a Canadian based gold producer with significant operations and exploration properties in Venezuela. The Company's principal asset is the Las Cristinas property in Bolivar State which is currently under development. Other key assets include the Tomi Mine, the La Victoria Mine and the Revemin Mill. Crystallex shares trade on the TSX and AMEX Exchanges. For Further Information: Investor Relations Contact: A. Richard Marshall, VP at (800) 738-1577 Visit us on the Internet: http://www.crystallex.com/ Email us at: NOTE: This may include certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historicalfact, included in this presentation, including, without limitation, statements regarding potential mineralization and reserves, exploration results, and future plans and objectives of Crystallex, are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations are disclosed under the heading "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in documents, including but not limited to its annual information form ("AIF") and its annual report on Form 20-F, filed from time to time withthe Canadian provincial securities regulators, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), and other regulatory authorities. The Toronto Stock Exchange has not reviewed this release and does not accept responsibility for the adequacyor accuracy of this news release. DATASOURCE: Crystallex International Corporation CONTACT: Investor Relations, A. Richard Marshall, VP of Crystallex International Corporation, +1-800-738-1577 Web site: http://www.crystallex.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/114620.html

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