EXHIBIT 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                          Contact:  J. Travis Spoede
                                                         Chief Financial Officer
                                                         713-241-7887


RESOLUTION PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS LLC TO OFFER $75 MILLION OF ADDITIONAL SENIOR
SUBORDINATED NOTES

HOUSTON, November 7, 2001 - Resolution Performance Products LLC ("RPP")
announced today that it intends to offer, with RPP Capital Corporation, its
wholly-owned subsidiary, as co-issuer, $75 million aggregate principal amount of
their 13 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2010 (the "Notes"). The Notes,
together with the $200 million aggregate principal amount of Notes which were
originally issued on November 14, 2000, would be treated as a single class of
securities under RPP's existing indenture. The net proceeds from the offering of
the Notes are intended to be used to repay borrowings under RPP's credit
agreement.

The offering of the Notes will not be registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and the Notes may not be offered or sold in the United States
absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration
requirements.

Certain statements in this press release may contain forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
statements include, without limitation, RPP's intention to repay borrowings
under the credit agreement. These statements are based on RPP's current
expectations and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause RPP's actual
results to differ materially from those set forth in the statements. RPP can
give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Factors that
could cause RPP's results to differ materially from current expectations
include: general economic and business conditions, industry trends, raw material
costs and availability, changes in demand for its products, actions of its
competitors and the additional factors and risks contained in RPP's registration
statement on Form S-4 declared effective on May 11, 2001 and Form 10-Q for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2001. In addition, difficulties or delays in
consummating the sale of the Notes, the proceeds of which will be used to repay
borrowings under the credit agreement, as well as other difficulties in
effecting such repayment of borrowings or amending the credit agreement, could
cause RPP's results to differ materially from current expectations.