FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS WE'VE BEEN SOLVING SOME OF THE

FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS WE'VE BEEN SOLVING SOME OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS IN INDUSTRY.

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We're ChemFirst. And while the name may not ring a bell, chances are you know who we are and what we do. See, we used to be called First Mississippi Corporation, and that presented a small problem of its own — a lot of folks thought we were a bank instead of one of the most innovative chemical companies in the world. We're experts in boiling down a big problem to its microscopic, molecular components and then creating the right chemicals to solve those molecular problems. The results? Far from microscopic. Just ask companies like Bayer and Monsanto. Better yet, ask us. After all, we may have changed our name, but our phone number's just the same as it ever was.

ChemFirst Inc. 700 North St. Jackson, MS 39202 601 948-7550 NYSE: CEM

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