Chemtura Announces New Technology Center UV Stabilizers at SpecialChem

Chemtura Corporation (NYSE: CHMT) announces the launch of the Chemtura Technology Center UV Stabilizers on SpecialChem's plastics and elastomers formulation Web site, www.SpecialChem4Polymers.com

The SpecialChem Web site is a global online marketing platform designed to help accelerate innovation and technology development in plastics and elastomers formulation. Chemtura’s new Technology Center on this platform follows the success of their Technology Center Antioxidants, launched in May, and offers information on why and where Chemtura UV stabilizer technology is used, how it works and how Chemtura’s customers, and their customers, benefit from Chemtura’s broad range of UV absorbers and hindered amine light stabilizers, seeing improvements in:

• Product durability and protection,
• Product color and appeal,
• Production efficiency, and
• Compliance in use.

The choice of light stabilizer depends on the substrate to be protected, its intended functional life and its sensitivity to UV degradation. The new Technology Center UV Stabilizers provides an overview of how light stabilizer technology helps achieve extended life and appearance to a variety of popular applications. These include engineering polymers, agricultural film, fibers and tapes, automotive parts and urethanes applications.

"Our extensive portfolio and application focus, coupled with our strength in UV absorbers, hindered amine stabilizers (HALS), nickel quenchers and powder-free solutions, are all outlined in Chemtura's SpecialChem UV Stabilizer Center,” said Thomas Schmutz, director business and technology development, Chemtura Antioxidant & UV Stabilizer business. "Supported by our product innovation and technical expertise in UV stabilizers and their synergies, readers will discover how Chemtura offers improved weathering protection to polymer producers, masterbatch producers, compounders, converters and to OEM's around the world.”

"The new Technology Center UV Stabilizers is another example of Chemtura’s commitment to the plastics and elastomers industry,” said Peter Smith, president, Chemtura Antioxidants & UV Stabilizer business. "Our extensive range of light stabilizers again demonstrates that Chemtura has one of the broadest ranges of specialty additives in this industry.”

Christophe Cabarry, CEO of SpecialChem, added, "We are pleased to have Chemtura join our clients today that count on SpecialChem to expose and diffuse their technology to the world’s largest online community of chemicals and materials specifiers. With more than 470,000 members and millions of visits from professionals per year, we believe SpecialChem is the right platform to help Chemtura’s ambitious growth and innovation plans, in a very effective way. Now with both their new Technology Center UV Stabilizers plus their Technology Center Antioxidants that launched just last month, we are confident that Chemtura will realize a significant boost in their brand recognition.”

Chemtura's new Technology Center UV Stabilizers can be found at http://www.specialchem4polymers.com/tc/uv-stabilizers/index.aspx

Chemtura Corporation

Chemtura Corporation, with 2010 sales of $2.8 billion, is a global manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals, agrochemicals and pool, spa and home care products. Additional information concerning Chemtura is available at www.chemtura.com.

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