LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS, OCTOBER 31, 2006 – Tenneco Inc. (NYSE: TEN) will participate in the Robert W. Baird & Co.'s 2006 Industrial Conference to be held in Chicago, on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. Ken Trammell, the company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at 10:30 a.m. ET.

Tenneco's presentation will be audio webcast and can be accessed by going to the "Investors" portion of the company's web site at www.tenneco.com. A copy of the slides also will be available under the "Presentation" tab in this section of the web site. A replay of the webcast will be available through December 7, 2006.

Tenneco is a $4.4 billion manufacturing company with headquarters in Lake Forest, Illinois and approximately 19,000 employees worldwide. Tenneco is one of the world's largest designers, manufacturers and marketers of emission control and ride control products and systems for the automotive original equipment market and the aftermarket. Tenneco markets its products principally under the Monroe®, Walker®, Gillet® and Clevite® Elastomer brand names.

CONTACT:
Tenneco Media Relations
Jane Ostrander
(1) 847 482 5607
jostrander@tenneco.com

Tenneco Investor Relations
Leslie Hunziker
(1) 847 482 5042
lhunziker@tenneco.com