Rockwood Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ROC), a global producer of inorganic 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, 2011 on Tuesday, February 21st at 11:00 am Eastern time.

The dial-in number to access the conference call in the U.S. is (800) 230-1092, and the international dial-in number is (612) 234-9959. No access code is needed for either call. A replay of the conference call will be available through March 6, 2012 at (800) 475-6701 in the U.S., access code: 229199, and internationally at (320) 365-3844, access code: 229199.

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 before the call. The webcast and PowerPoint file will be archived on Rockwood's website.

Rockwood Holdings, Inc. is a leading global inorganic specialty chemicals and advanced materials company. Rockwood has a worldwide employee base of approximately 9,600 people and annual net sales of approximately $3.5 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.

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