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WYANDOTTE, Mich., -- March 24, 2004-- BASF's Capron nylon helps Herman Miller win environmental design award New Mirra office chair recognized by the Society of Plastics Engineers

The Mirra work chair from Herman
Miller, Inc., Zeeland, Mich., recently added to its expanding résumé of
recognitions for environmental friendliness by receiving the Environmental
Design Award at the Society of Plastics Engineers' (SPE) 2004 Global
Plastics Environmental Conference in Detroit, Mich.

The Mirra? work chair was nominated for the award by BASF, which supplies
Herman Miller with Capron® nylon to produce many of the chair's components,
including the spine, lumbar support assembly, the seat frame, adjustable
seat edge, arms and trigger mechanism.

Herman Miller selected BASF's Capron nylon for this application because the
family of resins delivers outstanding performance. In addition, 96 percent
of Mirra's materials ? including BASF's Capron nylon ? can be economically
recycled at the end of the chair's useful life.

"Herman Miller has stringent Design for the Environment protocols which
focus on creating economic value while simultaneously valuing the
environment," said Lance Altizer, Director of Marketing for BASF's
Engineering Plastics business in North America. "As a result, we're
especially proud to be a partner to Herman Miller on the Mirra chair."
Altizer added that the Mirra chair's recyclable material content comprises
42 percent of the total chair weight and replaces the originally designed
over-molded steel-and-polymer spine.

The Mirra work chair has set the standard for ergonomic comfort,
performance, aesthetics, environmental friendliness and value. Offered to
the mid-price office seating market, it won a Gold Award in the contract
furniture industry's Best of NeoCon 2003 Competition. The annual Best of
NeoCon Awards, sponsored by the International Interior Design Association,
recognize the most innovative new designs for commercial furnishings.

Herman Miller's Mirra work chair features the one-piece TriFlex(TM)
backrest with built-in flex zones made from BASF's Capron nylon. The chair
also utilizes FlexFront?, an adjustable flexing front edge seat that allows
the occupant to control seat depth. The geometric shapes in Mirra's back
and the chair's suspension seat provide custom contouring designed to
accommodate 95 percent of the world's population. Mirra's central spine
construction made from BASF's Capron nylon supports its back, while
allowing for flexibility and freedom of movement. The backrest's flex zones
are calibrated to adjust to the occupant's height and shape automatically,
and provide outstanding support.

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Source: For more information about BASF's North American operations visit www.basf.com/usa.

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