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21/08/2009 

BASF Pozzolith Ltd. appoints senior management 

BASF Pozzolith Ltd. appoints senior management Tokyo, Japan, August 21, 2009 - Effective August 1, 2009, Mark Volmer has assumed the position of Director and President of BASF Pozzolith Ltd. in addition to his current role as Group Vice President based in Shanghai, responsible for the Construction Chemicals business in Asia Pacific.

Yukihide Takatsu has been appointed as Representative Director and, Vice President while continuing his current role as Head of Sales Division of BASF Pozzolith effective August 1, 2009. Takatsu was Director of the company before an appointment.

Takashi Haruki has resigned from his previous position as Representative Director and President of BASF Pozzolith.

Volmer was born in the Netherlands in 1964 and holds degrees in physical chemistry and business administration. After joining BASF in 1990, Volmer held several positions in marketing, sales and new business development for BASF's Intermediates Division. In March 2000, Volmer was promoted to Director, Procurement Asia Pacific, based in Hong Kong before assuming responsibilities in 2005 as Group Vice President, where he was responsible for the Business Unit Acids & Specialty Intermediates Europe, based in Germany. He became the Head of BASF Construction Chemicals Asia Pacific in 2008.

Takatsu was born in Tokyo in 1950, and graduated College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University with a degree in industrial chemistry. He joined Nisso Master Builders Co., Ltd (NMB) in 1973, and later worked as an engineer in sales for Pozzolith Bussan. Followingseveral managerial and director positions at Pozzolith Bussan, Takatsu became Director and Head of Sales Division at BASF Pozzolith Ltd. * in 2007.

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