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27 June 2006

Trading Update

Elementis plc (LSE:ELM) today issues a trading update, ahead of the interim results for the half year ending 30 June 2006.

Trading for the first half of 2006 is ahead of expectations and cost savings from the restructuring announced in October last year are being delivered as planned. In addition, the Specialties and Pigments businesses have benefited from stronger demand in the coatings sector versus the previous year. In Chromium, following the recent restructuring of the business which included the closure of part of the Eaglescliffe plant, the UK business has returned to profit in the first half of 2006 having made a loss in the same period last year.

The company will make its Interim Results announcement on August 1, 2006.

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