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NaturalNano Completes Merger (info is here)

Commences Trading Under New Symbol

ROCHESTER, NY – (PRNewswire-FirstCall) December 1, 2005 - NaturalNano, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NNAN), formerly known as Cementitious Materials, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CTTM), announced that on November 29, 2005 the Company completed the acquisition of NaturalNano, Inc., a previously privately-held company, through the merger of a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company into NaturalNano. In connection with the merger, the Company changed its corporate name to "NaturalNano, Inc." and, to reflect the Company's new name, it will commence trading effective December 2, 2005 under the new trading symbol OTCBB: NNAN on the Over-the-Counter (OTC) Bulletin Board. Prior to the merger, NaturalNano closed a private placement totaling $4,156,000.

NaturalNano is an advanced materials company whose primary business is discovering, refining and marketing naturally occurring nanomaterials. The Company's efforts are currently directed toward research, development, production and marketing of proprietary technologies in the development of commercial applications for halloysite nanotubes that enable a range of advanced applications in material additives for polymers, plastics and composites; cosmetics and other personal care products; absorbent materials; and pharmaceuticals and medical device additives and coatings.

"We believe this merger and the private placement will allow us to further develop and market our propriety technologies and processes," said Michael Riedlinger, the Company's President. Riedlinger continued by saying, "NatualNano has assembled a team of leading researchers in the field of nanotechnology and established relationships with several government and research institutions across the country and in Europe. We are looking forward to bringing our exciting new nanotechnologies to the marketplace."

In the merger, the Company issued 44,919,378 shares of its common stock in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding common stock of NaturalNano. In addition, the Company issued 10,469,600 shares of its common stock to the investors who purchased securities in the private placement. The securities issued in the merger have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold for a period of one year absent a registration pursuant to the Securities Act.