Completion of Acquisition

Elementis PLC
01 July 2004


PRESS INFORMATION

1 July 2004

                                 Elementis plc

                 Completion of Acquisition of Sasol Servo B.V.

Elementis plc (LSE: ELM) today announces that the acquisition of Sasol Servo
B.V. completed on 30 June 2004.

The approval of Elementis plc shareholders was obtained on 11 June 2004 and all
other conditions have been satisfied.


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Elementis plc                  Tel [phone]

Geoff Gaywood                  Chief Executive
Brian Taylorson                Finance Director
Hilary Reid Evans              Head of Corporate Communications

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Andrew Fenwick
Wendel Carson


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