Trading Statement

Elementis PLC
16 December 2005



16 December 2005

                                 Elementis plc

                               Trading Statement


Friday 16 December 2005: Elementis plc (LSE:ELM) today issues a trading update,
ahead of the preliminary results for the year ending 31 December 2005.


As stated at the time of the Strategic Review Announcement on 31 October 2005,
the company's current trading performance is in line with its expectations for
the year ending 31 December 2005.


The company will make its Preliminary Results announcement at the end of
February 2006.  In addition, the results of the second phase of the Board's
Strategic Review, focussing principally on the Specialties business, will be
announced around the end of March 2006.

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Further Enquiries:


Elementis                                                Tel [phone]

Edward Bramson - Chairman
Brian Taylorson - Finance Director

Financial Dynamics                                      Tel [phone]

Andrew Dowler
Greg Quine


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