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.

    CONTACT: Editorial and Investor Contact:
             Edward Joyce, 860-779-5705
             Fax: 860-779-5509
             edward.joyce@rogerscorporation.com
             Rogers' Web site: www.rogerscorporation.com