Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, A. Schulman is a leading international
supplier of high-performance plastic compounds and resins. These materials
are used in a variety of consumer, industrial, automotive and packaging
applications. The Company employs about 2,400 people and has 12 manufacturing
facilities in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Revenues for
the fiscal year ended August 31, 2003, were a record $1.1 billion. Additional
information about A. Schulman can be found on the World Wide Web
at http://www.aschulman.com .