Rockwood Holdings, Inc. Announces 4th Quarter and Full Year Conference Call and Webcast

PRINCETON, N.J.--(Business Wire)--
Rockwood Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ROC), a global producer of specialty chemicals
and advanced materials, will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the
results of operations for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31,
2008 on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time.

The dial-in number to access the conference call in the U.S. is (800) 230-1059,
and the international dial-in number is (612) 332-0637. No access code is needed
for either call. A replay of the conference call will be available through March
4, 2009 at (800) 475-6701 in the U.S., access code: 980859, and internationally
at (320) 365-3844, access code: 980859.

A listen-only, live webcast of the conference call will be available at
www.rocksp.com. Materials for the call, including a PowerPoint file detailing
the results, will be available for download on the company`s website on the
morning of the call. The webcast and PowerPoint file will be archived on
Rockwood`s website.

Rockwood Holdings, Inc. is a leading global specialty chemicals and advanced
materials company. Rockwood has a worldwide employee base of approximately
10,500 people and annual net sales of approximately $3 billion. The company
focuses on global niche segments of the specialty chemicals, pigments and
additives and advanced materials markets.For more information on Rockwood,
please visit www.rocksp.com.

The information set forth in this press release contains certain
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 concerning the business, operations and financial
condition of Rockwood Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates
("Rockwood"). Words such as, "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects,"
"forecasts," "predicts" and variations of such words or expressions are intended
to identify forward-looking statements. Although Rockwood believes the
expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon
reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurance that its expectations will be
realized. "Forward-looking statements" consist of all non-historical
information, including any statements referring to the prospects and future
performance of Rockwood. Actual results could differ materially from those
projected in Rockwood's forward-looking statements due to numerous known and
unknown risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, the "Risk
Factors" described in Rockwood's 2007 Form 10-K and subsequent filings on file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Rockwood does not undertake any
obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or
circumstances after the date on which any such statement is made or to reflect
the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Rockwood Holdings, Inc.
Timothy McKenna, 609-734-6430
tmckenna@rocksp.com

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