A. Schulman Appoints Oliver Stahl to Head Its North American Engineered Plastics Business

AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 17 -- A. Schulman, Inc. announced today that Oliver Stahl has been named General Manager - Engineered Plastics, North America, effective immediately.

"Oliver is uniquely qualified to lead our Engineered Plastics business in North America," said Joseph M. Gingo, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Much like our European product mix, our North American strategy is to move toward a 50-50 mix of automotive and non-automotive business. We continue to move away from commodity products and into high-value products that will position us to pursue leadership in profitable niche markets. Oliver's extensive global marketing and business management experience in the plastics industry will enable him to achieve this goal. During his six years with A. Schulman's Engineered Plastics, Europe business unit, he has contributed significantly to the growth of our European operations."

For the past several months, Stahl served as Sales Manager for Engineered Plastics, North America. Prior to this position, he was named as Business Manager in 2006 and Sales Manager in 2008 for Engineered Plastics, Europe, with sales responsibility for the entire $390 million annual-revenue business unit. Stahl joined A. Schulman in 2003 as a key account manager for Engineered Plastics, Europe.

Prior to joining A. Schulman, Stahl was a manager of sales and marketing for engineered plastics with a local German compounder from 1993 to 2002.

About A. Schulman, Inc.

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 2,000 people and has 16 manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and Asia. Revenues for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2008, were $1.98 billion. Additional information about A. Schulman can be found at www.aschulman.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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  --  Worldwide and regional economic, business and political conditions,
      including continuing economic uncertainties in some or all of the
      Company's major product markets;
  --  Fluctuations in the value of currencies in major areas where the
      Company operates, including the U.S. dollar, Euro, U.K. pound
      sterling, Canadian dollar, Mexican peso, Chinese yuan and Indonesian
      rupiah;
  --  Fluctuations in the prices of sources of energy or plastic resins and
      other raw materials;
  --  Changes in customer demand and requirements;
  --  Escalation in the cost of providing employee health care;
  --  The outcome of any legal claims known or unknown;
  --  The performance of the global auto market;
  --  The global financial market turbulence; and

  --  The global or regional economic slowdown or recession.

Additional risk factors that could affect the Company's performance are set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K. In addition, risks and uncertainties not presently known to the Company or that it believes to be immaterial also may adversely affect the Company. Should any known or unknown risks or uncertainties develop into actual events, or underlying assumptions prove inaccurate, these developments could have material adverse effects on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.

This release contains time-sensitive information that reflects management's best analysis only as of the date of this release. A. Schulman does not undertake an obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new events, information or circumstances, or otherwise. Further information concerning issues that could materially affect financial performance related to forward-looking statements can be found in A. Schulman's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.