ARJ Arch Chemicals

Arch Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:ARJ), a global Biocides company, announced the following three senior management team appointments. These individuals, all of whom are existing Arch leaders, are assuming the operational responsibilities that had previously been managed by the Company’s former Chief Operating Officer. They will report directly to Chairman, President and CEO Michael E. Campbell, effective immediately.

Michael Cook has been named Senior Vice President for HTH Water Products’ worldwide operations. Mr. Cook most recently served as Vice President and General Manager, Arch Industrial Coatings and previously was Director of Global Marketing for HTH Water Products. A member of Arch since its founding in 1999, he holds a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from Cornell University and a masters of business administration from the University of Louisville in Kentucky.

Joseph Shaulson has been named Senior Vice President for Wood Protection, Industrial Coatings and Personal Care Ingredients. Mr. Shaulson will be responsible for these businesses’ global operations. He had previously served as Vice President, Strategic Development. Prior to joining Arch, he was President of Hexcel Corporation’s Reinforcements Business Unit, a $400 million global business. Mr. Shaulson holds a bachelor of science degree in economics and a masters of business administration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Rick Walden has been named Senior Vice President for the global Health & Hygiene and Preservation & Protection Biocides businesses, Performance Products and Asia Pacific. A member of the Arch team since its founding, Mr. Walden had previously served as Vice President and General Manager, Industrial Biocides and Performance Products. Mr. Walden received his engineering degree from Tennessee Technological University and a masters in business administration from Bellarmine University.

Beyond these operational appointments, Sarah O’Connor, in addition to her current duties, now has responsibility for the strategic planning and development function previously under Joseph Shaulson. Ms. O’Connor, Senior Vice President, Strategic Development, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, continues to report to Mr. Campbell. Also, the General Managers of each of the Company’s businesses remain in place and now report to Mr. Cook, Mr. Shaulson or Mr. Walden.

“This is a strong group of talented executives who are dedicated to fulfilling Arch’s great potential,” said Mr. Campbell. “I look forward to working closely with this team to capitalize on our global growth prospects and, by doing so, to further enhance shareholder value.”

Headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut (USA), Arch Chemicals, Inc. is a global Biocides company with annual sales of approximately $1.5 billion. Arch and its subsidiaries provide innovative, chemistry-based and related solutions to selectively destroy and control the growth of harmful microbes. The Company’s concentration is in water treatment, hair and skin care products, treated wood, preservation and protection applications such as for paints and building products, and health and hygiene applications. Arch Chemicals operates in two segments: Treatment Products and Performance Products. Together with its subsidiaries, Arch has approximately 3,000 employees and manufacturing and customer-support facilities in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa. For more information, visit the Company’s Web site at http://www.archchemicals.com.

Except for historical information contained herein, the information set forth in this communication contains forward-looking statements that are based on management's beliefs, certain assumptions made by management and management's current expectations, outlook, estimates and projections about the markets and economy in which the Company and its various businesses operate. Words such as "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "forecasts," "intends," "opines," "plans," "predicts," "projects," "should," "targets" and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions ("Future Factors"), which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expected or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of future events, new information or otherwise. Future Factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed include but are not limited to: general economic and business and market conditions; continued weakening in U.S., European and Asian economies; increases in interest rates; changes in foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar; customer acceptance of new products; efficacy of new technology; changes in U.S. or foreign laws and regulations; increased competitive and/or customer pressure; loss of key customers; the Company's ability to maintain chemical price increases; higher-than-expected raw material and energy costs and availability for certain chemical product lines; a change in the antidumping duties on certain products; increased foreign competition in the calcium hypochlorite markets; inability to obtain transportation for our chemicals; unfavorable court decisions, including unfavorable decisions in appeals of antidumping rulings, arbitration or jury decisions or tax matters; the supply/demand balance for the Company's products, including the impact of excess industry capacity; failure to achieve targeted cost-reduction programs; capital expenditures in excess of those scheduled; environmental costs in excess of those projected; the occurrence of unexpected manufacturing interruptions/outages at customer or Company plants; a decision by the Company not to start up the hydrates manufacturing facility; unfavorable weather conditions for swimming pool use; inability to expand sales in the professional pool dealer market; the impact of global weather changes; changes in the Company’s stock price; ability to obtain financing at attractive rates; financial market disruptions that impact our customers or suppliers; and gains or losses on derivative instruments.

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