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Rockwood Press Release
Rockwood Holdings CEO Seifi Ghasemi to Address Electrification in
Transportation at NYSE Opening Bell Reception on August 27
Princeton, NJ USA (August 24, 2010) – Chairman and CEO of Rockwood Holdings (NYSE: ROC) Seifi Ghasemi will be the keynote speaker at a New York Stock Exchange pre-Opening Bell institutional reception, on Friday August 27, hosted by Global X Funds. He will share the podium with Bruno del Ama, CEO of Global X Funds, issuer of the recent Lithium exchange-traded fund (NYSEArca: LIT).
“We are pleased to participate in Global X’s advocacy efforts for lithium, which we believe will play a key role in what we see as the coming transportation revolution,” said Rockwood Holdings CEO, Seifi Ghasemi. Rockwood is the largest producer of lithium and lithium compounds for a range of products including batteries, pharmaceuticals and advanced transportation batteries for electric and hybrid electric vehicles.
Global X CEO, Bruno del Ama said, “We are honored to have Seifi with us to address what the energy and commodity worlds are talking about – lithium and how to invest in it.” The following is a confirmed schedule for the August 27th pre-Opening Bell Executive Breakfast and Industry Briefing at the NYSE:
| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM |
Breakfast at NYSE Boardroom |
| 8:30 AM - 8:40 AM |
Bruno del Ama, CEO of Global X Funds,
"Introduction to Global X Commodity ETFs" |
| 8:40 AM - 9:05 AM |
Seifi Ghasemi, CEO of Rockwood Holdings,
"Lithium: The Driver of the Coming Transportation Revolution" |
| 9:05 AM - 9:15 AM |
Gift Exchange by NYSE |
| 9:30 AM |
Opening Bell Ring |
Rockwood Holdings
Rockwood Holdings, Inc. is a leading global specialty chemicals and advanced materials company. Rockwood has a worldwide employee base of approximately 9,500 people and annual net sales of approximately $3 billion. The company focuses on global niche segments of the specialty chemicals, pigments and additives and advanced materials markets. For more information on Rockwood, please visit www.rocksp.com.
About Global X Funds
Global X Funds is the fastest growing and most innovative exchange traded fund provider in the US, tripling assets under management to date this year and currently offering 14 listed funds. Funds include a suite of Latin American country and sector ETFs, China sector-specific ETFs, and Lithium, Silver Miners, and Copper Miners ETFs, among others. Global X Funds will continue to market innovative investment vehicles as per its existing filings with the SEC for emerging markets, global commodities, and worldwide opportunity ETFs.
The information set forth in this press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 concerning the business, operations and financial condition of Rockwood Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Rockwood"). Words such as "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "forecasts," "predicts" and variations of such words or expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although Rockwood believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurance that its expectations will be realized. "Forward-looking statements" consist of all non-historical information, including any statements referring to the prospects and future performance of Rockwood. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in Rockwood's forward-looking statements due to numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, the "Risk Factors" described in Rockwood's 2009 Form 10-K on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Rockwood does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which any such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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