6 December 2007

INEOS CHLOR ANNOUNCES GLOBAL PRICE INCREASES FOR CHLORINATED SOLVENTS

With effect from 1 January 2008, or as contracts allow, INEOS Chlor is announcing a €100/te, $140/te, £70/te respectively increase on all grades of bulk and packed methylene chloride, METHOKLONE™, methyl chloride and chloroform.

Also, from 1 January 2008, all grades of bulk and packed PERKLONE™ and TRIKLONE™ will increase by €30/te, $40/te, £20/te respectively.

ENDS

Editor Notes

Part of the INEOS family of companies, INEOS ChlorVinyls is one of the major chlor-alkali producers in Europe and a global leader in chlorine derivatives. The Company is also Europe's leading manufacturer of PVC and a major player in VCM.

INEOS ChlorVinyls consists of two distinct legal entities, INEOS Chlor and INEOS Vinyls, which are operated under a single management organisation. The Company has an annual turnover of €1.8 billion, a volume of 5 million tonnes per annum, and operates 7 sites across the UK and Europe with 2,100 employees.