Biographie A.C. Brisimitzakis

Angelo C. Brisimitzakis 
Executive Vice President
Flame Retardants & Brominated Performance Products
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
 Angelo C. Brisimitzakis is executive vice president of flame retardants and brominated performance products for Great Lakes Chemical Corporation, a $1.5 billion dollar global specialty chemical company.

GREAT LAKES INCREASES CLEAR BRINE FLUIDS PRICES

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) announced today it will increase list prices in all regions for calcium bromide, zinc bromide/calcium bromide solution, sodium bromide, dry calcium bromide and dry sodium bromide effective October 15, 2004.

GREAT LAKES INCREASES PRICE FOR DECABROMODIPHENYLOXIDE FLAME RETARDANT

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced that it is increasing off list prices for Great Lakes DE-83™ (decabromodiphenyloxide) flame retardant by $0.20/kg worldwide with all shipments effective November 1, 2004, where contracts allow.

GREAT LAKES EXPANDS PRODUCTION CAPACITY FOR LOWINOX® 1790 HIGH PERFORMANCE PHENOLIC ANTIOXIDANT

Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) recently expanded production capacity at its Pyongtaek, Korea, plant due to growing demand for its Lowinox® 1790 high performance phenolic antioxidant that is used in polyurethane fibers and polyolefins applications. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) recently expanded production capacity at its Pyongtaek, Korea, plant due to growing demand for its Lowinox® 1790 high performance phenolic antioxidant that is used in polyurethane fibers and polyolefins applications.

GREAT LAKES INCREASES PRICES FOR HIGH VOLUME FLAME RETARDANT

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced that it is increasing the off list price for BA-59P™ (tetrabromobisphenol A) flame retardant by $0.30/kg worldwide with all shipments effective October 1, 2004, where contracts allow.

GLCC LAUREL INCREASES SMOKE SUPPRESSANT AND SPECIALTY FLAME RETARDANT PRICES

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—GLCC Laurel, LLC today announced that the company will increase the global price for its smoke suppressant and specialty flame retardants product lines, where contracts allow, for shipments after September 15, 2004. The price will increase $.10 per lb. for zinc borate and ONGARD® 2 and ONCOR® 75RA smoke suppressants and $.20-$.30 per lb. for SMOKEBLOC® smoke suppressants.

GLCC LAUREL INCREASES ANTIMONY TRIOXIDE

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—GLCC Laurel, LLC today announced that the company will increase the price for all grades of antimony trioxide by $0.25/lb in the Americas and by $550/MT in Europe and the Asia Pacific region, where contracts allow, for shipments after September 1, 2004. The price for other antimony derivatives will also increase dependent upon antimony content.

GREAT LAKES INCREASES ANTIOXIDANT PRICES

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced it would increase prices worldwide by 10 percent for Alkanox® 240, Anox® 20, and Anox® PP-18 antioxidants, effective for shipments as of September 15, 2004. The price for Anox® NDB® (No Dust Blends) and other blends will also increase dependent upon main antioxidant content and value.

GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL ELIMINATES PRICE PROTECTION FOR FLAME RETARDANTS AND BROMINATED PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced that it has eliminated all price protection mechanisms such as firm pricing, price caps, and price increase delays for its flame retardants and bromine performance products until further notice.

GREAT LAKES WILL INTRODUCE NEW ADDITIVES AT K2004

New products Firemaster BP411 and Firemaster CP-44HF offer alternative flame retardant options for electrical component applications. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced the company will launch the latest additions to its range of flame retardants and polymer stabilizers at the international trade fair for plastics and rubber, K 2004, to be held October 20 – 27, 2004, in Düsseldorf, Germany.

GREAT LAKES INCREASES PRICES OF ALL BROMINE AND PHOSPHORUS SPECIALTY CHEMICALS

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced it will increase prices worldwide by up to 20 percent for all bromine and phosphorus based specialty chemicals within its Polymer Additives division, with the exception of phosphite antioxidants, effective for shipments May 24, 2004, or as contracts allow. These price increases are in addition to all other increases previously announced.

GREAT LAKES AND OXYCHEM COMPLETE 50-50 ANTIMONY OXIDE JOINT VENTURE

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA—Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced that the company has completed a transaction that will merge its antimony business with OxyChem’s Laurel Industries unit in a 50-50 joint venture, GLCC Laurel, LLC.