Exhibit 99.2

                 Rogers Corporation Appoints New Board Director

     ROGERS, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2007--Rogers Corporation
(NYSE:ROG) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Dr. J. Carl
Hsu, PhD, to serve as a member of the Company's Board.

     Dr. Hsu is currently Professor and Chairman of the International
Consultative Committee, School of Software and Microelectronics, and Professor,
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, of the Peking University
in Beijing, China. Dr. Hsu, an internationally recognized authority on
telecommunications and information technology, began his professional career in
1971 at Bell Labs. His successful professional track record includes roles as
Executive Vice President, Bell Labs Advanced Technologies, President and CEO of
Lucent Communications Software Group, and President, Bell Labs Asia Pacific and
China. Among many honors bestowed on him, he is an IEEE fellow and charter
member of the IEEE Advisory Board on China, and a member of the Committee of One
Hundred, comprised of top Chinese-American business, political, technology,
cultural, and educational leaders in the United States.

     Currently he serves on the Board of Directors of Taiwan Mobile, and Xinwei
Telecom Technology Inc. in China.

     Dr. Hsu received his BSEE degree from the National Taiwan University, and
his MS and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the University of California,
Los Angeles.

     Rogers Corporation, headquartered in Rogers, CT, U.S.A., develops and
manufactures high-performance specialty materials, which serve a diverse range
of markets including: portable communication devices, communication
infrastructure, consumer products, computer and office equipment, ground
transportation, and aerospace and defense. Rogers operates manufacturing
facilities in Connecticut, Arizona, and Illinois in the U.S., in Gent, Belgium,
in Suzhou, China, and in Hwasung City, Korea. Sales offices are located in
Belgium, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, China, and Singapore.


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