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Timminco Provides Update on Solar Grade Silicon Operations

Posted on: Monday, 6 October 2008, 18:00 CDT

Timminco Limited ("Timminco" or the "Company") (TSX: TIM) is providing an update on the production and operations of its solar grade silicon product line for its third quarter ended September 30, 2008.

For the third quarter, the Company produced 342 metric tons (mt) of solar grade silicon and shipped 300 mt, bringing 2008 year to date shipments of solar grade silicon to more than 600 mt. Production and shipments increased sequentially each month during the quarter, with September production reaching a record monthly volume. The ramp up of production continues and operational improvements are being implemented. All of the material shipped during the quarter was within customer specification.

The Company reiterates its guidance for shipments in 2008 in the range of 1,200 to 1,500 mt of solar grade silicon.

The Company will provide additional details on the progress of its solar grade silicon production when it releases third quarter results in November 2008.

About Timminco

Timminco is a leader in the production and marketing of lightweight metals, specializing in solar grade silicon for the rapidly growing solar photovoltaic energy industry. Using its proprietary technology, Timminco processes metallurgical grade silicon into low cost solar grade silicon for use in the manufacture of solar cells. Timminco also produces silicon metal, magnesium extrusions and other specialty metals for use in a broad range of industrial applications serving the aluminum, chemical, pharmaceutical, electronics and automotive industries.

CAUTIONARY NOTE ON FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

This news release contains "forward-looking information", as such term is defined in applicable Canadian securities legislation, concerning Timminco's future financial or operating performance and other statements that express management's expectations or estimates of future developments, circumstances or results. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "expects", "believes", "anticipates", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "plans" and variations of such words and phrases, or by statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "will", "could", "would" or "might""be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". In this news release, such information includes statements regarding projected output of solar grade silicon for the current year.

Forward-looking information is based on a number of assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by management based on the business and markets in which Timminco operates, are inherently subject to significant operational, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. Timminco cautions that forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Timminco's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such information, including, but not limited to: limited history with solar grade silicon production; expansion of solar grade silicon production and sales; production capacity expansion at the Becancour facilities; protection of intellectual property rights; increasing and maintaining the purity of solar grade silicon; long-term contracts for supplying solar grade silicon; selling prices for solar grade silicon; price volatility for silicon metal; pricing and availability of raw materials for silicon metal and solar grade silicon production; dependence upon power supply for silicon metal production; cost of solar grade silicon production; price volatility for magnesium metal; magnesium supply chain interruptions; dependence upon key customers of magnesium extruded and fabricated products; manufacturing cost reduction initiatives; financing requirements for capital expenditures; limitations under existing credit facilities; foreign currency exchange; dependence upon key executives and employees; customer concentration; completion and integration of potential acquisitions, partnerships or joint ventures; risks with foreign operations and suppliers; environmental, health and safety laws and liabilities; equipment failures; transportation disruptions; conflicts of interest; intellectual property infringement claims; new regulatory requirements; labour disputes; and changes in tax laws. These factors are discussed in greater detail in Timminco's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2007, which is available via the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com. Although Timminco has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there can be other factors that cause results, performance or achievements not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate or that management's expectations or estimates of future developments, circumstances or results will materialize. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The forward-looking information in this news release is made as of the date of this news release and Timminco disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise such information, except as required by applicable law.

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 Contacts: Timminco Limited Robert Dietrich Executive Vice President - Finance and CFO (416) 364-5171 (416) 364-3451 (FAX) Email: rdietrich@timminco.com  The Equicom Group Inc. Lawrence Chamberlain (416) 815-0700 ext. 257 (416) 815-0080 (FAX) Email: lchamberlain@equicomgroup.com

SOURCE: Timminco Limited

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