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		Announcement of Our New Management Team

Polyplastics announced new management team March 31, 2008.

Yasumasa Komura has retired from the position of the Representative Director due to the expiration of his term of service and has assumed the role of Counselor as of March 31, 2008.

Katsuhiko Takahashi, Yasuyuki Kakeya, Koyu Fujio and Tsuneyoshi Okada retired from their executive positions due to the expiration of their terms of service and have assumed the roles of Advisor as of March 31, 2008.
In addition, Motoshi Sawada and Fusayoshi Fujii resigned from Advisor posts and have retired.

Members of the Board

Name	Positions	Concurrent Positions
Noboru Goto	Representative Director and President (Promoted)
James S. Alder	Director and Executive Vice President	Senior Vice President of Celanese Corp., Director of Celanese (Nanjing) Diversified Chemical Co., Ltd.
Ryuichi Sekita	Director (Newly appointed)
Masumi Fukuda	Director	Managing Executive Officer, Department Manager of General Corporate Planning of Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.
Yuji Iguchi	Director	Executive Officer, General Representative in China, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Planning of Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd., Chairman of the Board of Daicel Chemical (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
Misao Fudaba	Director	Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Support Center of Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.
Phil McDivitt	Director	Vice President of the Celanese Emulsions Business, President of Acetex Intermediates
Rita A. Buerger	Director	Head of Controlling (POM/LFT), Reporting and Analysis of Ticona GmbH
Edward P. Brock III	Director	Affiliate Relations-Asia, Ticona
Seiichiro Takami	Standing Auditor
Satoshi Terada	Standing Auditor
Mikio Kitagawa	Auditor	Standing Auditor of Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.
Hitoshi Oya	Auditor	Executive Officer; General Manager of Raw Material Purchasing Center of Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.

Executive Officers

Name	Position and Entrusted Businesses
Noboru Goto	President and CEO (Promoted) Responsible for Internal Audit Dept.
Ryuichi Sekita	Managing Executive Officer; Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Responsible for Research and Development Div., General Corporate Planning Dept., Intellectual Property Dept., and Quality Assurance Dept. Representative Director of WinTech Polymer Ltd.
Katsunori Tanaka	Managing Executive Officer; General Manager of Sales and Marketing Div. Responsible for PCL, PSL and PTSL
Hiroshi Nakamura	Managing Executive Officer; General Manager of Process Technology Div. Responsible for Production Div., Safety and Environment, and PTW Representative Director of PTM Holdings, Inc. Chairman of PTM Engineering Plastics (Nantong) Co., Ltd.
Yuji Takahashi	Managing Executive Officer (Promoted) General Manager of Corporate Support Div. and Department Manager of Human Resources Responsible for TAP, Risk Management and Corporate Compliance
Makoto Iiyama	Executive Officer; Chairman and President of PTW
Minoru Hirose	Executive Officer; General Manager of ASEAN Sales Headquarters Managing Director of PMT; Responsible for PAPS
Noriyoshi Miyamoto	Executive Officer; General Manager of Greater China Sales Headquarters Chairman of PSL, PTSL and PCL
Yasutoshi Segizawa	Executive Officer; General Manager of Production Div. and Fuji Plant Manager Responsible for PAP and PolyplaService
Haruyasu Itoh	Executive Officer; General Manager of Research and Development Div.
Toshikatsu Nitoh	Executive Officer (Newly appointed) General Manager of New Business Development Dept.
Kenji Matsumi	Executive Officer (Newly appointed) General Manager of Japan Sales Headquarters
Atsushi Akimoto	Executive Officer (Newly appointed) President and Plant Manager of PTM
Suguru Chikada	Executive Officer (Newly appointed) Department Manager of General Corporate Planning Responsible for QMS Promotion