Proposed Appointment of Mr Marc Pandraud as Director of Arkema

COLOMBES, France--(Business Wire)--
Regulatory News:

The Board of Directors of Arkema (Paris:AKE) has decided to propose to the next
Ordinary General Meeting on June 15th 2009 to appoint Mr Marc Pandraud as
Director of the Company.

Born on June 22nd 1958, Mr Marc Pandraud is a graduate of Ecole Supérieure de
Commerce, Paris. He is to head Deutsche Bank's activities in France from June
2009. Mr Marc Pandraud began his career as an auditor with Peat Marwick Mitchell
(1982 - 1985). Subsequently he was Vice President of Bear Stearns & Co Inc (1985
- 1989), Chief Executive of SG Warburg France SA (1989 - 1995), Chief Executive
of Deutsche Morgan Grenfell (1995 - 1998), then Chief Executive in charge of
investment banking (1998). He later joined Merrill Lynch as Chief Executive of
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc and Chief Executive of Merill Lynch France (1998) before
becoming President of Merrill Lynch France (2005 - March 2009).

Mr Marc Pandraud is a Chevalier de l'ordre national du Mérite.

" If this appointment is approved by the Shareholders Meeting, Arkema`s Board of
Directors will beneficially draw on Marc Pandraud`s experience and wide-ranging
skills. His presence will boost the Board`s complementarity ", stated Thierry Le
Hénaff, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Arkema.

Should the Shareholders Meeting approve this resolution together with those
relating to the renewal of the directors` mandates, Arkema`s Board will comprise
nine directors, seven of whom with independent status.

All documents and information relating to this Annual General Meeting will be
made available to the shareholders in accordance with the current legal and
regulatory requirements. The Notice of this Annual General Meeting, which
includes this proposed appointment, is due out on May 25th 2009.

www.finance.arkema.com

A global chemical company and France`s leading chemicals producer, Arkema
consists of three businesses: Vinyl Products, Industrial Chemicals, and
Performance Products. Arkema reports sales of 5.6 billion euros. Arkema has
15,000 employees in over 40 countries and six research centers located in
France, the United States and Japan. With internationally recognized brands,
Arkema holds leadership positions in its principal markets.

www.arkema.com

ARKEMA

420, rue d`Etienne d`Orves -

F-92705 COLOMBES Cedex

Standard : +33 (0)1 49 00 80 80 - Fax : +33 (0)1 49 00 83 96

Société anonyme au capital de 604 549 730 euros

445 074 685 RCS Nanterre

Arkema
Investor Relations:
Frédéric Gauvard Tel. : +33 1 49 00 82 53
E-mail : frederic.gauvard@arkema.com
or
Sophie Fouillat Tel. : +33 1 49 00 86 37
E-mail : sophie.fouillat@arkema.com
or
Press Relations:
Jacques Badaroux Tel. : +33 1 49 00 71 34
E-mail : jacques.badaroux@arkema.com
or
Sybille Chaix Tel. : +33 1 49 00 70 30
E-mail : sybille.chaix@arkema.com

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