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.

The company stated that the new pricing is due to the continuing and unprecedented escalation in prices for key raw materials, energy and transportation costs.

Great Lakes BA-59P™ is used in the manufacture of flame retardant printed circuit boards and as an intermediate for other brominated flame retardants.

Great Lakes is the world’s leading producer of flame retardants with an aggressive commitment to technological innovation and product development. Its extensive line of products includes bromine-, phosphorus-, and antimony-based flame retardants and other synergists, as well as a full line of UV stabilizers, antioxidants, blends, and optical monomers. For more information about these product lines, please visit the Great Lakes Polymer Additives web site at www.pa.greatlakes.com

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