Total Voting Rights

Elementis PLC
27 December 2006


Elementis plc ('the Company')

In accordance with the Transparency Directive's transitional provision 6, the
Company announces that it has an issued and voting share capital of 441,690,742
ordinary shares of 5p each. The Company holds 19,901 ordinary shares as treasury
shares. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Elementis plc is
441,670,841.

The above figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator when calculating
their interests in the Company for the purpose of determining whether they are
required to notify their interest under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency
Rules.

Kathryn Silverwood
Company Secretary

27 December 2006




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