Clarion Technologies Names Joe G. Ball, Former GE Plastics Global Accounts Manager, as Vice President of Sales and Marketing

    HOLLAND, Mich., Feb. 1 Clarion Technologies, Inc.
today announced it has appointed Joe G. Ball, who has more than
25 years' sales and marketing experience, as the Company's Vice President of
Sales and Marketing.
    Mr. Ball joins Clarion after 16 years with GE Plastics, an operating unit
of General Electric Co. and global manufacturer of engineering thermoplastics.
Since 1991, he had served as GE Plastic's Global Accounts Manager, serving
major consumer products manufacturers and custom molders as customers.  Prior
to GE Plastics, Mr. Ball spent nine years at Exxon Corp. in a variety of sales
and marketing positions.  He earned his bachelor's degree in advertising at
Texas Christian University and his master's degree in advertising at the
University of Illinois.
    Clarion President Bill Beckman commented, "Joe is a very key addition to
our management team, as we seek to generate internal growth through new
business development.  Joe is well regarded within the plastics industry and
brings to Clarion an impressive record of demonstrating quarter-over-quarter
sales growth and excellent customer service."
    Clarion Technologies, Inc. operates six manufacturing facilities and a
technical design center with a total of approximately 700,000 square feet
located in Michigan, Ohio and South Carolina.  Clarion's manufacturing
operations include 150 injection molding machines ranging in size from 50 to
5000 tons of clamping force.  The Company's headquarters are located in
Holland, Michigan.  Further information about Clarion Technologies, including
an electronic version of the Company's brochure, can be obtained on the Web at
http://www.clariontechnologies.com .
    Except for historical information, this news release contains certain
forward-looking statements that involve unknown risks and uncertainties which
may cause actual results to differ materially from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by the statements
made.  Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to,
uncertainties regarding the marketing of its products, the availability of
funds for ongoing operations and further development or acquisition activities
and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's Securities and
Exchange Commission filings.  There is no assurance that the Company will be
successful in achieving its goals.