Chemical Week to Announce CFO of the Year Award Winner at Its 2008 Chief Financial Officer Conference

Chemical Week will announce the winner of its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Year Award at its 13th Annual CFO Conference on August 5th, 2008. Chemical Week’s CFO of the Year Award recognizes and honors the best in the chemical industry for financial leadership.

Chemical Week’s Annual CFO conference is the chemical industry’s only event dedicated to CFO strategies and best practice. This year’s conference will focus on managing effectively through the current market turbulence. Key decision-makers from the world’s chemical companies will address the wave of challenges affecting CFOs. A tumultuous credit market, the collapse of the U.S. housing sector, bleak prospects for the U.S. economy all set against a backdrop of historical highs in energy, feedstock and commodity costs, are making the task of growing the bottom line and keeping a healthy balance sheet increasingly difficult.

Central themes to be addressed at the 13th Annual CFO Conference include:

— What action can CFOs take to ride out these challenges?

— How can the CFO manage costs while driving growth?

— Where to allocate resources while tightening the budget.

— Keys to remaining attractive to investors and creditors.

— What will the M&A market look like in the coming months?

— Is the outlook for the credit market and credit ratings changing?

To find out about these topics and meet your peers, plan to attend the 13th Annual CFO Conference. Register now at http://www.cfochemical.com.

About Chemical Week

Chemical Week is the premier information source for the global chemical industry. In addition, Chemical Week produces executive conferences, seminars and roundtable events. Headquarters are located in New York, NY with offices in Rockville, Maryland and London, UK. Chemical Week is part of the Access Intelligence, LLC family of chemical business media products including Chemical Engineering magazine, and Harriman Chemsult Ltd. Additional information is available at www.chemweek.com.