Weather the Storm, Looking Ahead
 
Strategy

• Intensifying our geographic expansion through investment in fl agship products and high-growth regions;
• growing in specialties, mainly bicarbonate and fl uorinated and organic specialties;
• continuing our technological innovation;
• consolidating our competitiveness through operational excellence, world-class plants, and skilled management of energy and our product portfolio.

Sales Breakdown 2008: EUR 3 096 million

-  Chemical industry -  Glass industry -  Paper -  Detergents, cleaning and hygiene products -  Human and animal food processing -  Construction and architecture -  Human health -  Electricity and electronics -  Water and environment -  Automobile industry -  Consumer goods -  Other industries

21% 18% 12% 10% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 1% 20%

- Minerals cluster     40 % Soda Ash     6 % Advanced Functional Minerals - Electrochemistry and Fluorinated Products cluster     26 % Electrochemicals     11 % Fluorinated Products - Oxygen cluster     14 % Hydrogen peroxide - Organic cluster

46%     37%      14% 2%

- Europe     56 % European Union (27)     5 % Other European countries - The Americas     19 % Nafta     9 % Mercosur - Asia-Pacific - Rest of the world

61%     28%      7% 4%