KRATON nomme Kevin A. Fogarty au poste de Vice-Pr?sident Ex?cutif

HOUSTON -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- June 20, 2005 -- KRATON Polymers LLC annonce ce jour la nomination de Kevin A. Fogarty au poste de Vice-Président exécutif de la société.
M. Fogarty assumera à ce poste la responsabilité de la gestion des cinq segments d’activité d’utilisation finale du groupe, comprenant les divisions Mélanges et Hygiène personnelle (Compounding and Personal Hygiene) ; Conditionnement et Modification des polymères (Packaging and Polymer Modification) ; Adhésifs, Agents d’étanchéité et Revêtements (Adhesives, Sealants, and Coatings) ; Pavage et Couverture (Paving and Roofing) ; et Chaussures (Footwear). Il sera sous la responsabilité de George B. Gregory, Président Directeur général et Président du conseil d’administration de la société.

( BW)(TX-KRATON) KRATON Names Kevin M. Fogarty as Executive Vice President

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2005--KRATON Polymers LLC today announces the appointment of Kevin M. Fogarty as Executive Vice President. In his role, Mr. Fogarty will be responsible for managing the Company's five end-use business segments, including Compounding and Personal Hygiene; Packaging and Polymer Modification; Adhesives, Sealants, and Coatings; Paving and Roofing; and Footwear. He will report to George Gregory, Chief Executive Officer and President

"KRATON is committed to being the leader in our business. To do this, we need to continue to grow and innovate across our end use segments," said George Gregory.

"Kevin brings proven leadership and commercial expertise to help in these endeavors." Mr. Fogarty will join KRATON from Invista, where he has served as President for Polymer and Resins since May 2004.

For the 13 years prior to his most recent position with Invista, Mr. Fogarty held a variety of roles with increasing responsibility in Koch Industries' companies, including KoSa

Mr. Fogarty earned a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from the Technical University of Nova Scotia.

About KRATON

KRATON Polymers LLC is a premier global specialty chemicals company and is the world's largest producer of styrenic block copolymers ("SBCs"), a family of products whose chemistry was pioneered by KRATON over forty years ago. SBCs enhance the performance of applications including adhesives, sealants, asphalt and bitumen modification, packaging, compounding and personal hygiene products.

KRATON has the leading position in nearly all of its core markets and is the only producer of SBCs with global manufacturing capability. Its production facilities are located in the United States, The Netherlands, Germany, France, Brazil and Japan

Polymer Holdings LLC is the parent company of KRATON Polymers LLC and has no material assets other than its investment in KRATON Polymers LLC.

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