CHEMTURA INCREASES PRICES ON MARK® MIXED METAL STABILIZERS

MIDDLEBURY, CT –Effective 18th August 2008, or as contract terms allow, Chemtura Corporation (NYSE:CEM) will increase the price of its Mark® mixed metal stabilizers for customers in all regions.

This increase is necessary to offset the continuing rise in raw material costs, in particular those based upon elemental phosphorus, and energy costs which cannot be fully absorbed.

Product groups affected are as follows:

• Mixed Metal Solids - Up to $0.15 / lb (EUR 0.20 / kg)

• Mixed Metal Liquids - Up to $0.45 / lb (EUR 0.64 / kg)

• Mixed Metal Pastes - Up to $0.30 / lb (EUR 0.42 / kg)

Chemtura is a leading global producer of polymer additives including flame retardants, antioxidants, UV stabilizers, heat stabilizers, polymer modifiers and catalysts.

Please visit Chemtura's Polymer Additives web site at www.chemtura.com.

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Middlebury, CT 06749
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+1 203 573 2220
www.chemtura.com

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About Chemtura Corporation

Chemtura Corporation (NYSE:CEM) was created in 2005 by combining the resources of Crompton and Great Lakes Chemical Corporations. With 2007 sales of $3.7 billion, Chemtura is a global manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals, crop protection and pool, spa and home care products.

Please visit www.chemtura.com.

Forward-Looking Statement

Certain statements made in this release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, general economic conditions; the outcome and timing of antitrust investigations and related civil lawsuits to which Chemtura is subject; the ability to obtain increases in selling-prices; pension and other post-retirement benefit plan assumptions; energy and raw material prices and availability; production capacity; changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates; changes in technology, market demand and customer requirements; the enactment of more stringent environmental laws and regulations; the ability to realize expected cost savings under Chemtura’s cost-reduction initiatives; the amount of any additional earn-out payments from General Electric Company from the sale of the OrganoSilicones business; the ability to reduce Chemtura’s debt levels; the ability to successfully integrate the Crompton and Great Lakes businesses and operations and achieve anticipated benefits from the merger, including costs savings and synergies; and other risks and uncertainties detailed in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Chemtura or its predecessor companies. These statements are based on Chemtura’s estimates and assumptions and on currently available information. The forward-looking statements include information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations, and Chemtura’s actual results may differ significantly from the results discussed. Forward-looking information is intended to reflect opinions as of the date this release was issued and such information will not necessarily be updated by Chemtura.