EAGLE-PICHER JAPAN ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT POSITION

Eagle-Picher announces has named Mr. Kenji Yamamoto general manager of Eagle-Picher Far East in Japan. Mr. Yamamoto's duties include enhancing and further strengthening Eagle-Pichers relationships with its Japanese customers. He will also be responsible for overseeing engineering and sales in the Yokohama and Nagoya offices.

INKSTER, Mich., U.S.A., May 2, 2001 - Mr. Kenji Yamamoto has been named general manager of Eagle-Picher Far East in Japan. In his new role, he will be enhancing and further strengthening Eagle-Pichers relationships with its Japanese customers. He will also be responsible for overseeing engineering and sales in the Yokohama and Nagoya offices.

Yamamoto has extensive management experience during his 27-year career including general manager of the Automotive Parts & Components Group of Itochu Corporation in Tokyo. In addition, Yamamoto served as director/general manager of Itochu Australia Ltd. in Australia. Itochu is one of Japans five largest trading companies.

His duties included export of car manufacturing equipment including stamping dies and assembly jigs to major car manufacturers and O.E. part export from Japan to the three largest car manufacturers in the United States. Yamamoto managed worldwide O.E. part/component import and supply to Japanese OEMs and parts manufacturers including Japanese construction equipment/lift truck manufacturers.

Yamamotos management experience also includes overseas assignments in Brazil from 1982 to 1989 and in Australia from 1996 to 1998. Yamamoto was responsible for Brazilian made vehicle exports from Brazil to several Latin American countries and car sales/distribution in Australia.

The company's international operations include Eagle-Picher Far East in Japan, in the U.K.; Eagle-Picher Automotive GmbH and Eagle-Picher Wolverine GmbH in Germany; and Eagle-Picher Hillsdale Ltd.. Eagle-Picher Automotive operations, headquartered in Inkster, are part of Eagle-Picher Industries Inc., a worldwide organization. Contact Eagle-Picher Automotive and its divisions at www.epcorp.com.