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June 4, 2009

June 4, 2009. Representing Rockwood. Seifi Ghasemi Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Rockwood since November 2001. Director of the Main Board of GKN plc, a $6 billion global industrial company (1997-2001) Chairman and CEO of GKN Sinter Metals and Hoeganes Corporation

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June 4, 2009

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  1. June 4, 2009

  2. Representing Rockwood Seifi Ghasemi Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Rockwood since November 2001 • Director of the Main Board of GKN plc, a $6 billion global industrial company (1997-2001) • Chairman and CEO of GKN Sinter Metals and Hoeganes Corporation • Employed with the BOC Group plc (now part of The Linde Group) from 1979-1997, a $7 billion global industrial gas company • Director of the Main Board of The BOC Group, plc; President of BOC Americas and Chairman & CEO of BOC Process Plants and Cryostar • M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University

  3. Rockwood at a Glance • Global specialty chemicals and advanced materials company • 2008 net sales of $3.4 billion • 2008 Adjusted EBITDA of $639 million (17.9% margin) • Free cash of $174 million in 2007 and $101 million in 2008 • $18.9 million free cash in Q1 2009 • Traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) - ROC

  4. Key Features of Rockwood • Outstanding portfolio of businesses • Excellent free cash generation • Established track record • Excellent long term growth potential in lithium business • Experienced and motivated management team

  5. Rockwood Business Sectors – LTM March 2009 ($ millions) Net Sales: $3,196 Adjusted EBITDA: 579 % Margin: 18.1% Specialty Chemicals (Chemetall) Pigments & Additives Advanced Materials Net Sales: $1,146 Adj. EBITDA: 283 % Margin: 24.7% Net Sales: $1,342 Adj. EBITDA: 176 % Margin: 13.1% Net Sales: $704 Adj. EBITDA: 163 % Margin: 23.1% 12 months ended 03/31/09 – excluding Pool and Spa Chemicals

  6. 46% (1) Specialty Chemicals (Chemetall) Brine Evaporating Ponds in Chile Largest Global Producer of Lithium Products Largest Global Producer of Lithium Products Pharmaceutical Batteries (1) Represents percentage of total Adjusted EBITDA before corporate costs.

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  8. Lithium – Selected Applications

  9. New Johnsonville, TN, USA Langelsheim, Germany Silver Peak, NV, USA Taichung, Taiwan Kings Mountain, NC, USA Antofagasta, Chile Manufacturing Sites - Overview

  10. Lithium Growth Potential • Lithium Ion batteries for • Consumer electronics • Hand tools • Electric and hybrid cars of the future • Pharmaceutical applications • Organo-metallic compounds

  11. 46% (1) Specialty Chemicals (Chemetall) Second Largest Global Producer of Lithium Products Second Largest Global Producer of Products & Services for Metal Processing (1) Represents percentage of total Adjusted EBITDA before corporate costs.

  12. Compelling Organic Growth Platforms Specialty Chemicals

  13. 28% (1) Pigments and Additives • Global Ranking No2 No1 Anatase TiO2 No2 No2 Pigments TiO2 Pigments Timber Treatment TiO2 Specialties/Nano Particles Clay-Based Additives • Represents percentage of total Adjusted EBITDA before corporate costs.

  14. Compelling Organic Growth Platforms Pigments & Additives

  15. 27% (1) Advanced Materials Ceramics – Piezo Applications Ceramics – Medical Ceramics – Electronic Applications Ceramics – Cutting Tools (1) Represents percentage of total Adjusted EBITDA before corporate costs.

  16. Compelling Organic Growth Platforms Advanced Materials

  17. Key Features of Rockwood • Outstanding portfolio of businesses • Excellent free cash generation • Established track record • Excellent long term growth potential in lithium business • Experienced and motivated management team

  18. Key Features of Rockwood • Outstanding portfolio of businesses • Leading global market position (No. 1 or No. 2) in each one of the business units • Global technology leadership • Consistent high adjusted EBITDA margins • Diverse end market exposure • Inorganic raw material base

  19. Attractive Global Businesses in Diversified End-Markets 2008 Net Sales by End Market Environmental 2% Consumer Paper Products Other 2% 2% Specialty 8% Life Coatings Sciences 9% 10% Automotive 14% Metal Treatment & General Industrial 17% Electronics & Telecommunications 10% Construction Chemicals & 14% Plastics 12% Total : $3.4 billion Note: Continuing Operations Only.

  20. Attractive Global Businesses in Diversified End-Markets (update) 2008 Net Sales by Geography Total : $3.4 billion Note: Continuing Operations Only. Net Sales by geography based on Ship-to Locations.

  21. Inorganic Raw Material Base Limited Exposure to Energy Prices • Top 10 raw materials represent only 9.5% of 2008 net sales Raw Material Position RAW MATERIAL BUSINESS % OF 2008 NET SALES Titanium-bearing Slag Titanium Dioxide Pigments 1.6% Plasticizer Specialty Compounds 1.2% Tin Specialty Chemicals 1.1% Copper Timber Treatment Chemicals 1.0% Quaternary Amines Clay-based Additives 1.0% Phosphoric Acid Specialty Chemicals/Timber 0.9% PVC Resin Specialty Compounds 0.8% Iron Oxide Color Pigments 0.8% Monoethanolamine Timber Treatment Chemicals 0.6% Zinc/Zinc Oxide Specialty Chemicals, Titanium Dioxide 0.5% Pigments, Color Pigments Total 9.5% Energy Exposure • Energy purchases account for approximately 5% of 2008 net sales • Very limited exposure to oil price fluctuations due to inorganic focus

  22. $174 $147 $133 $123 $101 2005 2006 2007 2008 3/31/09 LTM Key Features of Rockwood • Excellent Cash Generation • Free cash after capital expenditures (capital, interest expense, working capital changes and cash taxes)

  23. Key Features of Rockwood • Established Track Record • ($ in millions) Net Sales Adjusted EBITDA CAGR: 10.9% CAGR: 11.5% Margin: 19.7% 19.0% 18.6% 18.9% 18.6% 19.6% 18.9% Note: Reflects the Groupe Novasep divestiture. 2002-2004 pro forma for the Dynamit Nobel acquisition. 2002 PF based on the combined Dynamit Nobel FYE 9/30 and Rockwood FYE 12/31 results. 2007 excludes electronics business. 2002-2006 includes electronics. 2008 excludes Pool & Spa Chemicals.

  24. Net Debt/LTM Adjusted EBITDA

  25. Key Features of Rockwood • Excellent Long Term Growth Potential in Lithium • Demand for lithium products in energy storage and pharmaceuticals has so far kept annual growth rates in high single digits • Potential for continued high demand growth as global auto industry turns to lithium-ion batteries to meet emission and fuel-efficiency standards • Rockwood is the largest global producer of lithium products with both market and technology leadership

  26. Core Strength of the Lithium Division

  27. Global Lithium Market Position

  28. Lithium – Production/Key Technologies

  29. Lithium Long-Term Growth • Lithium Ion batteries • in hybrid and electric cars • of the future.

  30. Market Developments

  31. HEV/EV* Market Growth – IIT Report

  32. Key Features of Rockwood • Experienced and Motivated Management Team • Current team has been in place since 2001 • Built Rockwood from $650 million/year in 2001 to $3.4 billion in 2008 • Management owns 6% of the company

  33. The Rockwood History – Transformation Through Growth

  34. Management Accomplishment - Transformation • 22 Acquisitions • 2 Joint Ventures • 3 Divestitures • Organic Growth • Focused Strategy • Consistent management philosophy • Cultural transformation

  35. Strategy & Management • Philosophy

  36. Corporate Strategy

  37. Management Philosophy • Small corporate center • Self-sufficient and accountable business units • Detailed operating metrics • Short term incentive plan based on cash generation • Long term equity plan for key executives • On-site communication and motivation of all employees

  38. Moving Forward

  39. Moving Forward – Short Term • Generate and conserve cash • Significant focus on restructuring of production facilities and cost control • Deliver acceptable performance during the current global recession

  40. Moving Forward – LongTerm Focus Portfolio • Focus on our core businesses, where we already have: • Global market position of #1 or #2 • Global technology leadership • Adjusted EBITDA margin of +20% Focus Portfolio Focus On Growth & Productivity • Organic growth: +5% per year (1.5x GDP) • Bolt-on acquisitions: +3% per year • Productivity improvement: +3% per year Focus On Growth & Productivity • Debt to Adjusted EBITDA of 3.0x in two years • EPS growth of +15% per year Improve Financial Ratios Improve Financial Ratios Invest in The Business • Sustainable Maintenance CapEx 3% of sales • Total CapEx 6-7% of sales Invest in The Business

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