Dynea appointments in North America and China

4/13/2004 5:29 AM EST

Press release
April 13, 2004



Dynea, a leading global provider of adhesive and surfacing solutions for
the woodworking and other key industries, is continuing the
restructuring of its organization with new appointments in North America
and China. The following appointments are effective as of March 29,
2004.

Mr Garry McClean has been appointed Senior Vice President of Dynea's
Panel Board Resins, North America. Mr McClean has bottom-line
responsibility for Dynea's panel board resins business in North America,
including operations, plants, sales & marketing, technical service, R&D
and purchasing. As Senior Vice President he is also a member of Dynea's
global panel board resins management team.

Mr McClean joined Dynea in 1999 and has most recently been Vice
President, North East Region, North America. Before joining Dynea, Mr
McClean served in a variety of management positions in Petro-Canada for
over 25 years. He has a BSc in Chemical Engineering and an MBA. Mr
McClean succeeds Mr Frank McEvoy, who has left the company.

Dr Don Jenkin has been appointed Senior Vice President China with
business responsibility for Dynea's Panel Board Resins, Industrial
Resins and Paper Overlays operations in China. His responsibility is to
advance the successful implementation of Dynea's strategy in China. This
includes securing optimal utilization of production capacity at Dynea's
resins plants in Guangdong and Beijing.

Dr Jenkin also continues to be responsible for Dynea's panel board
resins business in the Asia Pacific region until Øivind Isaksen takes
over in August 2004. Dr Jenkin has been with Dynea for ten years, and
has some twenty years of management experience in operations, business
management, technical service and R&D in the woodworking industry. He
has a PhD in Wood Science and Technology and an MBA.

Dr Robert Wei Han has been appointed Vice President Business Development
China. His first priority is to further develop Dynea's customer base in
China and explore opportunities to expand Dynea's offering to new
customer application areas. Dr Han has been with Dynea since 1995 and
has been responsible for developing and building-up the company's
businesses in China. He has an MSc in Wood Technology and Utilization
and a PhD in Computer Aided Manufacturing in the Forest Products
Industry.

Dynea facts

Dynea is a leading provider of global adhesion and surfacing solutions
to the woodworking industry as well as for a wide range of other
industrial applications. Our resins are used in a variety of
applications by the panel board industry, laminated beam and structural
wood manufacturers, the mineral and glass fibre industry, the paper
impregnating industry, and many others. We offer a wide range of paper
overlays for industrial applications, such as concrete shuttering boards
and sidings, as well for decorative applications such as furniture and
flooring.

Dynea has revenues of approximately EUR 1.0 billion. With over 50
production units in twenty-four countries in Europe, the Americas and
Asia Pacific, Dynea employs some 3,200 persons.

For more information, please contact:
Ms Leslie Petersen, Dynea Communications, e-mail:
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tel +358 10 585 2031, mobile +358 50 385 2031.