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1. Polyplastics New Management Formation effective March 31, 2004

Polyplastics announced new management formation effective March 31, 2004 on March 16, 2004.
With regard to directors and auditors, Mr. Yasuyuki Kakeya is newly elected as director and Mr. Tsuneyoshi Okada retires from his directorship.
With regard to executive officers, Mr. Koyu Fujio and Mr. Katsunori Tanaka are promoted to Managing Executive Officer, and Mr. Fusayoshi Fujii, Mr. Ryuichi Sekita and Mr. Minoru Hirose are newly appointed as executive officers.
In addition, Mr. Shoichi Yoshikawa retires from his duty as executive officer and is appointed as Advisor effective March 31, 2004.

   
  (1) Directors and Auditors  
 
Position Main Duty and Occupation Name
Representative
Director and
President
  Yasumasa Komura
Director
and Executive
Vice President
President, Ticona Lyndon Cole
Director   Motoshi Sawada
Director   Katsuhiko Takahashi
Director   Yasuyuki Kakeya (**)
Director Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer
(Corporate Planning)
Daicel Chemical Industries Ltd.
Taizo Tosa
Director Managing Director,
Ticona
Klaus Goertz
Director Affiliate Relations-Asia
Ticona
Edward P. Brock III
Director Vice President,
Global Strategy and Innovation
Ticona
Lisa Ryan
Standing Auditor   Tadashi Kume
Standing Auditor   Eitaro Ikegami
Auditor Corporate Planning
Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.
Yuji Iguchi
 
  **: Newly elected  
   
  (2) Executive Officers  
 
Position Main Duty and Occupation Name
President and
Chief Executive Officer
  Yasumasa Komura
Managing Executive
Officer
General Manager of
China POM Business Development Division
Representative Director of PTM Holdings, Inc.
Chairman of PTM Engineering Plastics (Nantong) Co., Ltd.
Responsible for the Corporate Planning Dept. and PAP
Motoshi Sawada
Managing Executive
Officer
General Manager of
Research and Development Division
Responsible for Intellectual Property Dept.,
Quality Assurance Dept. and
ISO/TS16949 Project Team
Katsuhiko Takahashi
Managing Executive
Officer
General Manager of Production Division
Representative Director of
WinTech Polymer Ltd.
Responsible for Safety and Environment,
PTW and PolyplaService
Yasuyuki Kakeya
Managing Executive
Officer
General Manager of
New Business Development Dept.
Tsuneyoshi Okada
Managing Executive
Officer
General Manager of
Corporate Support Division and
Department Manager of Human Resources
Responsible for Risk Management and Corporate Compliance and
Business Process Innovation Team
Koyu Fujio (*)
Managing Executive
Officer
General Manager of
Sales and Marketing Division and
Department Manager of Sales Planning
Responsible for PAPS, PCL, PTSL and PMT
Katsunori Tanaka(*)
Executive Officer Chairman and President, PTW Satoshi Terada
Executive Officer Deputy General Manager of
Research and Development Division
Makoto Iiyama
Executive Officer Deputy General Manager of
China POM Business Development Division
in charge of constructions and production
President, PTM Engineering Plastics (Nantong) Co., Ltd.
Hiroshi Nakamura
Executive Officer General Manager of
Greater China Sales Headquarters and
Deputy General Manager of
the China POM Business Development Division
in charge of sales and marketing
Fusayoshi Fujii (**)
Executive Officer Department Manager of Corporate Planning Ryuichi Sekita (**)
Executive Officer Department Manager of Sales Minoru Hirose (**)
 
  *: Promotion,  **: Newly elected  
   
  2. Organization Change effective March 31, 2004

Polyplastics makes the following organization change effective March 31, 2004.
 
   
 
1) Executive Officer in charge of Risk Management and Corporate Compliance is be appointed.
 
The Company recognizes that it is a part of the most important management issues to identify, assess and control risks surrounding the Company as well as to ensure compliance with the corporate ethics policy and business conduct guidelines for contribution to society as a good corporate citizen.  Based on this principle, it will clarify a chief officer responsible for the mission.
   
2) The Corporate Support Division is established.
 
In order to integrate the business support functions into one division, the General Administration, Finance and Accounting, Human Resources and Information System Departments be sub-structured under the new division
   
3) The present Raw Material Purchasing Department is abolished, and the Raw Materials Procurement Center is established under the Production Division.
 
The Company shall aim to optimize global production and procurement through the formation of this new center.
   
4) Production Innovation Team is established under the Production Division.
 
The Company will expand the business process innovation activities in the production process.
   
5) The present China POM Project Team is transformed to the China POM Business Development Division.
 
We have recognized the growing importance of the project to the Company.  Therefore, the Company shall strengthen the project management through integrating functions of construction, plant operations and marketing for POM products in China in the new division.
   
6) The New Business Development Department is established.
 
To ensure the future growth and development of the Company, the new department will plan, incubate and develop new businesses.
The present TOPAS® Development Team shall be developed into the TOPAS® Business Development Unit under the new department.
The PLAMOS® Business Promotion Unit shall be set up under this department and promote the business growth.
Notes:
 
1) TOPAS® is a trademark registered of TICONA for Cycloolefine copolymers.
2) PLAMOS® is a trade name owned by Daicel representing an outsourcing service business for any customer who wants development of plastic-fabricated articles in a wide range of development assistance from shape design and structural analysis to various assessments and evaluation of trial products.  The Daicel Group companies relating to plastics business jointly launched this business from early 2003.  The number of orders was 78 and the revenue was 74 million yen in 2003.
   
7) The Sales Planning Department is established.
 
The present Sales Planning Group will be reorganized, and the Sales Planning Department will be established under the Sales and Marketing Division, which integrates administration in Sales and Marketing, the present Product Group and the present Sales Support Center.
 
   
   
  3. Financial Statements for 2003

 
 
 
   
   
     
   
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