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Rockwood Press Release
Rockwood Holdings Investor Day
To Feature Operating Management, Product Displays
Lithium for Alternative Energy
Princeton, NJ USA (September 22, 2008) – Rockwood Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ROC), a global producer of specialty chemicals and advanced materials, will host its annual Investor Day on Monday, October 6, 2008 in New York City.
Featured this year will be product displays and demonstrations relating to lithium use in alternative energy, which has become a critical component of new technologies to power automobiles. Through its subsidiary Chemetall, Rockwood is the largest global producer of lithium products, serving diverse applications including batteries, pharmaceuticals, glass ceramics, agrichemicals, liquid crystals and alloys. Of the many growth applications that use lithium products, energy storage is one of the fastest-growing niche markets served by Rockwood.
The displays and discussion with product specialists will open at 11 a.m., about two hours prior to the formal presentations. A buffet luncheon will also be available.
The formal investor meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m., with Seifi Ghasemi, chairman and chief executive officer, and Robert J. Zatta, chief financial officer, reviewing Rockwood’s progress towards the company’s strategic goals and its growth initiatives. The bulk of the presentations that follow will be from Rockwood’s operating executives, including key leaders from the company’s international operations.
To register for the event, please contact Mr. McKenna above, or Ruth Schwinn at rschwinn@rocksp.com
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.
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