January
Launch of Elementis brand values
The Elementis brand values were introduced in January 2003, coinciding with the fifth anniversary of the creation of Elementis plc.

February
Rubber continuous press production
Cured rubber sheet production started on the new continuous rubber sheet press at the Specialty Rubber Malaysian facility.

April
Specialties innovation board inaugural meeting
April saw the inaugural meeting of the Elementis Specialties external innovation board. The board works with Elementis Specialities to accelerate the Specialties product innovation process.

June
Ground breaking at new Chinese plant
Ground breaking took place at the site of the new Elementis Pigments plant at Taicang, China.

October
Chromium supply contract Elementis
Chromium announced a $5.0 million supply contract with Nippon Chemical of Japan.

November
New product introductions
Elementis Specialties announced the introduction of four new products in November.

December
Chromium price increase
A phased 10-15 per cent chromium price increase was announced in December. Enterprise Resource Planning implementation The first stage of the Elementis Enterprise Resource Planning system was implemented in Elementis Specialties in December.

Enterprise Resource Planning implementation
The first stage of the Elementis Enterprise Resource Planning system was implemented in Elementis Specialties in December.