Directorate Change

Symphony Plastic Technologies PLC
24 June 2002


For Immediate Release                                        24 June 2002


                 SYMPHONY PLASTIC TECHNOLOGIES PLC ('Symphony')


                            APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR

Symphony is pleased to announce today, the appointment of Allan Blacher to the
Board as Chief Operating Officer.

Allan (56) is an Honours graduate in Marketing. He spent his early career with
Rothmans International and Thomas Cook before being appointed Commercial
Development Director at the airports operator BAA. He subsequently held
Executive Board positions at Time Products plc and Zetters Group plc and was
principal shareholder and Chairman of Charbonnel et Walker plc. Allan was also a
non-Executive Director of Marling Industries plc and Chairman of the Otto Schiff
Housing Association.

Commenting on the above appointment Michael Laurier, Chief Executive of
Symphony, said:

'Allan will add great skills to the Symphony team in what is an exciting period
in the Group's development.  I  look forward to working with Allan and welcome
him to the Symphony  Board.'


For more information, please contact:


Michael Laurier                                        Tel: [phone]
Chief Executive, Symphony


Louise Bolton                                          Tel: [phone]
Buchanan Communications



Notes to Editors:



About Symphony

Symphony is pioneering the application of price competitive degradable plastic
technologies to various organisations, in various geographic locations.

Symphony's SPI-Tek(TM) branded products are sold to a number of supermarkets,
including: Musgrave, the retail franchise division of Musgrave Group which
services over 500 independently owned supermarkets and convenience stores
throughout the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland, Tesco, Safeway, and
Poundstretcher.  Regular users of the products include: Fyffes Plc, The
Consortium for Purchasing, Erewash Council, Watford Council, Basildon Council,
Castle Point Council, and Bedfordshire Council amongst many others. The company
exports its products to the Republic of Ireland, the United Arab Emirates, and
the Caribbean.

About SPI-TEK(TM)

The technology, branded as SPI-Tek(TM) utilises TDPA patented additives 
(Symphony holds a license to use TDPA patented additives for 15 years) to allow
time-controlled total degradation of the plastic material leaving only water, a
minimal amount of carbon dioxide and biomass.

The technology has been independently tested and proven to be environmentally
safe, leaving no toxic substances at the end of the degradation process, and has
been tested as safe for direct food contact under EU standards.


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