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November 05, 2008

Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, Inc. Appoints Performance Polymers Full Line Distributor

Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, Inc. announced that Performance Polymers, a subsidiary of Univar USA will serve as a national distributor for the company's full product line in North America. Previously, Performance Polymers was an authorized distributor for the engineered resin portfolio of Xyron™ modified polyphenylene ether (mPPE), Tenac™ homopolymer polyacetal, & Leona™ specialty nylon product lines.

"We are pleased to add Performance Polymers as a full line authorized distributor with the addition of Thermylene™ reinforced polypropylene, and our other compounded product lines." said Gregory Boston, Director - Business Management & Marketing for Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, Inc. "We look forward to expanding the success we have developed together previously in development of our distribution strategy in North America."

About Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, Inc.

Asahi Kasei Plastics America, a leading supplier of high-performance compounds, is a subsidiary of AsahiKASEI Corporation of Japan, a global Fortune 500 company with more than $14 billion in annual sales and nearly 30,000 employees worldwide. With special expertise in engineered & compounded plastic materials, the company supplies to a variety of markets, including appliances, automotive, construction, electrical/electronic, recreation, industrial and liquid handling. Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, Inc. was formed after the consolidation of Asahi THERMOFIL Inc. and Asahi Kasei Plastics America operations into one company in August of 2005.

For more information, please visit our web site at asahikaseiplastics.com or contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or at 800-444-4408.

About Performance Polymers

Performance Polymers was founded in Leominster, Massachusetts in1989. The company quickly grew as a distributor with a reputation for prompt, personal service. Over the years, Performance added key product lines to complement its strength in commodity resins and hired qualified personnel to service the needs of the customer. Through expansion and acquisition, Performance became a national distributor in the mid-1990s. In 2001, it was acquired and became a division of Univar, a world leader in chemical distribution with 2005 sales of $6 billion.

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