Portola International

Brian Bauerbach Named COO of Portola Packaging, Inc.

SAN JOSE, CA—January 11, 2005 - Portola Packaging, Inc. announces the appointment of Brian Bauerbach as Chief Operating Officer, effective January 10, 2005. Brian will be based in Batavia, Illinois, and will report directly to Jack Watts, Portola Chairman and CEO. His responsibilities will include Portola’s US and Mexico closure business including Portola Tech International, as well as Research and Development, and Corporate Quality.

Brian joins Portola with over 17 years of packaging experience in a number of positions with Alcoa Corporation. Since 2002 Brian has been the General Manager of Alcoa’s Flexible Packaging division, and from 2000 to 2002 he was Vice President of North American Operations for Alcoa’s Closure Systems International. Prior to 2000 Brian held various management posts in Alcoa’s Rigid Packaging Division.

Brian holds a B.S. in Industrial Technology from Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.

Jim Taylor will assume a new position with Portola as President - International, and will have direct responsibility for Portola’s expanding Asian, U.K. and European operations.