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Rockwood Color Pigments Price Announcement

Wednesday 04. July 2012 - Rockwood Color Pigments and Services, a business unit of Rockwood Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ROC), announces a global price increase, as contracts permit, of $120/Mt effective August 1, 2012 on all synthetic iron oxide pigment products.

The price increase is necessary to support Rockwood’s ongoing investment to upgrade infrastructure, address regional regulatory requirements and support ongoing activities in new product development and innovation.
Rockwood’s sales organization will contact customers individually to discuss the announced increase.
Rockwood’s Color Pigments & Services Division is one of the largest worldwide suppliers of colored pigments for construction, coatings, plastics and specialty applications. The Division’s manufacturing sites and customer service centers are located in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, Australia and China with additional sales offices located in Singapore and Hong Kong.