Total Voting Rights

Elementis PLC
23 January 2007


Elementis plc ('the Company')

In accordance with the Transparency Directive's transitional provision 6, the
Company announces that it has an issued and voting share capital of 441,860,549
ordinary shares of 5p each at 20 January 2007. The Company holds 19,901 ordinary
shares as treasury shares. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in
Elementis plc is 441,840,648 as at 20 January 2007.

The above figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator when calculating
their interests in the Company for the purpose of determining whether they are
required to notify their interest under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency
Rules.

Kathryn Silverwood
Company Secretary

23 January 2007



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