Markets and Competitive Position
This website contains information, statistical data and predictions about our markets and our competitive position. We have not verified the accuracy of those statistical data or predictions contained on this website that were taken or derived from industry publications, public documents of our competitors or other external sources. We believe that the information presented in this website provides fair and adequate estimates of the size of our markets and fairly reflects our competitive position within these markets. However, our internal estimates have not been verified by an external expert, and we cannot guarantee that a third party using different methods to assemble, analyze or compute market data would obtain or generate the same results. In addition, our competitors may define our and their markets differently than we do.

Forward Looking Statements
This website contains "forward-looking statements" regarding our assumptions, projections, expectations, intentions or beliefs about future events. We caution you that these statements may and often do vary from actual results and the differences between these statements and actual results can be material. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that actual results will not differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements concerning our financial position and results, business strategy, plans and objectives of management for future operations, including development plans and objectives relating to our business. Some, but not all, of the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement include: our exposure to currency exchange rate fluctuations; changes in the market prices or availability of raw materials; changes in the political, social, trade, monetary, fiscal, taxation and environmental policies of governments, agencies and similar organizations in geographic areas where we operate; the impact of increasingly stringent environmental laws and their enforcement by the relevant authorities; changes in the competitive and regulatory framework in which we operate, in particular increased competition in the specialty chemicals industry; the consolidation of our customers or the loss of key customers; our ability to implement our business strategies, including our ability to maximize production yields and lower production costs; potential environmental or products liability claims, costs, liabilities or other obligations; the impact of legislative changes and fluctuations in the equity markets on the development of our pension and retirement obligations; changes in our relationships with workers' councils and unions; challenges to, losses of or infringements on our intellectual property rights; difficulties we may encounter implementing our new IT systems or in updating our current IT systems; changes in our insurance coverage; acts of terrorism in the countries we operate and generally; our ability to claim tax losses; general economic and business conditions, including any decline in financial or equity markets; our high leverage and ability to generate sufficient cash to service our debt; the risks associated with our structure and our indebtedness; our ability to borrow additional funds and access capital markets; our ability to repurchase our debt instruments upon a change of control; and, other factors beyond our control.

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