Chemetall a wholly owned subsidiary of Rockwood Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:

) announced today that effective October 1st, 2010, as contracts permit, prices for Organo Lithium products will be increased by 8 percent. The reasons to take this action are owing to the increased costs for energy, raw materials, solvents and transport. Chemetall wants further to maintain and to expand its capabilities as the leading supplier of Lithium products with excellent technical service and first class logistics.