Exhibit 99(a)


                                    PARTNERS
                                LITIGIOUS ATTACK


Somerset, N.J., April 19, 2005 - Ronson Corporation (NASDAQ SmallCap RONC).
Louis V. Aronson II, President of Ronson Corporation, responded today to the
Press Release issued late last week by Warren Lichtenstein reporting on the
lawsuit (which Ronson had not seen at the time of the Press Release) filed by
Steel Partners II, L.P. Mr. Aronson described Steel Partners' lawsuit as "a
thinly veiled effort to accomplish by innuendo and endless repetition the relief
that it has not obtained from any court. The thoughts and proposals of Steel
Partners over many years have been overwhelmingly refuted by the shareholders of
Ronson."

"We will respond directly to the lawsuit on its merits in due course", said Mr.
Aronson. "We believe that it will be found to be without merit and nothing more
than another example of Mr. Lichtenstein's outrageous efforts to gobble up
Ronson Corporation as he has done in other instances with other corporations".

"Aside from the attacks on me," Mr. Aronson continued, "which I can readily
defend and will do so, Mr. Lichtenstein attempts to embroil a wide group of
outstanding and independent persons of unquestioned integrity into the mix,
ranging from attacks upon their association with Ronson to assaults upon some of
them (including myself) based upon the fact that we are vigorous and active
human beings notwithstanding our age. Suffice it to say that I will not
retaliate in kind by alluding to Mr. Lichtenstein's age (39) but rather suggest
that this young man has a lot to learn about life and about humility."

"With respect to my age, I leave it to others to comment on the degree of
attention and vigor that I give to my work and I resent and reject the clear
implication by Mr. Lichtenstein that my age in any way limits my ability to
properly run Ronson," Mr. Aronson continued. "As one of our independent
directors spontaneously indicated under oath during cross-examination in another
recent case related to Steel Partners":


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          "You can either praise or criticize Mr. Aronson, but I don't think you
     can call his strength and vigor incredulous. I would submit to you, I don't
     know you as well as I know myself, that *** his energy far surpasses us so
     that to make a decision based on his age alone would not be a fair analysis
     in this matter. He's certainly probably unusual for what we might think of
     people that age but you have to look at him personally and his energy
     factor is just enormous *** the man is a seven-day a week worker. If
     there's a criticism of him, perhaps it's that he works too much".

"The notion that I have somehow surreptitiously and illegally used hand-picked
people to gain control of Ronson is absurd", said Mr. Aronson. "Many of the
directors have been with the Company for a long time and have been repeatedly
elected by the shareholders. Others are new, but they were selected as
independent contributors to the Company's governance. To suggest that they would
act against the best interests of the shareholders just to do my bidding is
insulting".

Mr. Aronson concluded that, "Mr. Lichtenstein's modus operandi is to litigate in
the press. Our intention is to deal with his claims where they belong - - in the
courthouse - - and that is what we shall do".




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