Non-Executive Director

Elementis PLC
30 December 2003



                                Elementis plc



                     Resignation of Non-Executive Director





Staines, 30th December 2003: Elementis plc (LSE:ELM) today announces the
resignation, with immediate effect, of Richard McNeel (Rick) as a non-executive
director of the company, due to other work commitments.



Rick McNeel was appointed a non-executive director of Elementis plc in July
2000.  He relocated to the US in 2001 and was appointed President and Chief
Executive Officer of Lord Corporation in 2002.



Jonathan Fry, Chairman of Elementis, said: 'We thank Rick for his contribution
to the development of Elementis during his time as a Board member and we wish
him well for the future.'



Elementis intends to appoint a replacement non-executive director during the
course of 2004.



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Contacts:



Elementis plc

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Geoff Gaywood, Chief Executive

Philip Brown, Company Secretary

Hilary Reid Evans, Head of Investor Relations



Brunswick Group

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Andrew Fenwick

Wendel Carson




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