Grace is a leading global supplier of catalysts and other products and services to petroleum refiners; catalysts for the manufacture of plastics; silica-based engineered and specialty materials for a wide range of industrial applications; specialty chemicals, additives and materials for commercial and residential construction; and can sealants and coatings for food packaging. With annual sales of more than $2.8 billion, Grace has about 6,500 employees and operations in over 40 countries.

Grace has two operating segments, Grace Davison and Grace Construction Products. Grace Davison's history began in 1832 when William T. Davison, an Irish immigrant, founded the company. It is the second longest continually operating chemical company in the United States. Grace Construction Products was formed through a series of acquisitions in 1954 and provides construction products and residential building materials for global markets.

Our Vision

Grace strives to be a premier specialty chemical and materials company. We provide innovative technologies and value-added products and services around the world to enhance the quality of life.

Our Purpose

We are dedicated to our customers. They trust us to provide products, knowledge, technologies, services, and the people to make their products work better.

Our Values

• Teamwork: Treat each other with respect. Work safely and effectively with each other to win in the marketplace. Communicate openly and candidly.


• Performance: Provide products and services that will make our customers successful.


• Integrity: Maintain and expect the highest level of ethical behavior.


• Speed: Move quickly to seize advantages in the marketplace. Anticipate market shifts and respond before our competitors.


• Innovation: Encourage people to constantly look for new ways to create value.

For more information about us, visit our web site http://www.grace.com/About/.

Our goal is to be recognized as a company dedicated to helping our customers grow…whether improving their top line through innovative new products or expanding their margins through our services – Grace will be the supplier they call when they want to grow.

Many companies have vision and values statements. They get posted on a company web site and inserted in an annual report but they aren’t part of the corporate culture. That certainly isn’t the case at Grace. The Grace values serve as the blueprint for how we do business.

Customers and Performance – Act on customer needs. Strive to exceed expectations. Be recognized as a company that helps our customers grow.

People and Teamwork – Treat each other with respect; together, we are stronger. Establish clear organization structures and common processes that we share between businesses. Be accountable.

Integrity and Ethics – Maintain and expect the highest principles of behavior. Create an environment of trust. Foster open discussion and learning.

Innovation and Creativity – Focus on growth and provide creative solutions for customers and opportunities for people. Accept change. Take risks on new ideas.

Agility and Speed – Act. Challenge complexity and reduce bureaucracy. Have a bias for action – not rash – but planned, focused and directed action.

Welcome to Grace, a global company with market-leading businesses in Specialty Materials and Refining Technologies, construction products and container products.

What you will find here is an atmosphere that asks the best of every employee in every area. We seek out and reward the finest talent, so that we can continue to provide high-quality, best-value products. You will benefit from Grace's strengths in leading-edge technology, superior customer service, and outstanding marketing and delivery.

In addition to competitive compensation and attractive benefits, Grace looks for ways to acknowledge top-level contributions from all our people. Premier Awards recipients enjoy company recognition for effective teamwork, improvements in Grace business results, contributions to our customers' businesses, and quality-of-life achievements in our workplaces and communities.

We provide the tools needed to do your job effectively, and personal growth opportunities consistent with business effectiveness. Grace is a community of shared values, honoring teamwork, respect, high standards, ethical behavior, safety and responsibility, environmental awareness, agility and speed in the marketplace, and innovation and creativity.

As a global company, we are committed to hiring and promoting the best and brightest in the world, without respect to race, religion, culture, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status. Grace is an equal opportunity employer.

Grace is a global company with market-leading businesses and a wide range of career opportunities.

Regardless of your background, what you will find at Grace is an atmosphere that asks the best of every employee in every area. We seek out and reward the finest talent so that we can continue to provide high-quality, best-value products. You will benefit from Grace's strengths in leading-edge technology, superior customer service, and outstanding marketing and delivery.

In addition to competitive compensation and attractive benefits, Grace looks for ways to acknowledge top-level contributions from all our people. Premier Award recipients enjoy company recognition for effective teamwork, improvements in Grace business results, contributions to our customers' businesses, and quality-of-life achievements in our workplaces and communities.

We provide the tools needed to do your job effectively, and personal growth opportunities consistent with business effectiveness. Grace is a community of shared values, honoring teamwork, performance, integrity, speed and innovation.

Now more focused and quality-oriented than ever, Grace leadership is evident in all our products:

Davison Chemicals fluid cracking catalysts, hydroprocessing and polyolefin catalysts are crucial in transforming hydrocarbons into consumer goods such as gasoline, jet fuel, diesel fuel and plastics.

Our fluid cracking catalyst additives and automotive catalysts help industries meet and exceed environmental regulations. Raney® catalysts synthesize organic compounds in fibers, pharmaceuticals and plastics. Specialty catalysts are designed for custom processes and applications.

Our chromatographic media, columns, and packing services are used for drug development and production.

Our silica gels and molecular sieve adsorbents enhance manufacturing processes and end products in a wide range of industrial and consumer applications, from digital printing to paints and plastics, and toothpastes and edible oils.

Our specialty construction chemicals are used in high profile structures such as the Bank of China in Hong Kong; the Dame Point Bridge in Jacksonville, FL; the Central Artery Project in Boston; and the Amerada Hess Oil Storage Platform in Scotland. Of course, Grace products also protect many lesser-known, but no less important structures including many commercial and residential buildings.

Our building materials are preferred worldwide for waterproofing, fire protection and roof underlayments to prevent water damage and protect structural steel against collapse during fire. Some examples of projects include Berkeley Square in Glasgow, Scotland; the London Underground; and, the City Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, currently the world's tallest building.

We also lead in container products technology, with rigid package sealing to protect safety and freshness in billions of cans annually, and coatings to guard metal against corrosion and ensure proper adhesion of sealing compounds.

Besides competitive salary and traditional benefits, Grace offers a diverse work setting that gives you room for growth. You won't be "locked in" to a career path. We have global offices and a world-class staff that you can feel proud to join.

Some of the benefits provided to Grace employees include:

• Health Care and Dental Insurance


• Education Refund Plan


• Savings and Investment (401k) Plan (including a company match)


• Company Paid Life Insurance


• Supplemental & Dependent Life Insurance


• Voluntary Accident Insurance


• Long Term Disability Insurance


• Company Paid Business Travel Accident Insurance


• Pension Plan


• Vision Care Coverage


• Flexible Spending Account – before tax health care and dependent care accounts


• Tuition Reimbursement


• Company Donation Match Program


• Volunteer Program


• Location Specific Amenities (e.g., free on-site parking, subsidized cafeteria, free on-site gym).

For more information about careers at Grace, visit our web site http://www.grace.com/Careers/.

GRACE ACQUIRES CATALYST COMPONENTS BUSINESS AND CUSTOM CATALYST ASSETS FROM BASELL

COLUMBIA, Maryland, June 2, 2006 – W. R. Grace & Co. (NYSE: GRA)announced today that it has acquired the custom catalyst manufacturing assets of Basell, USA, located at Edison, New Jersey, as well as Basell’s components business. The business will be integrated into the Grace Davison operating segment.

Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Polyolefin catalysts and catalyst supports are essential components in the manufacture of resins used for a wide variety of industrial and consumer plastic applications. Grace Davison is a leading global provider of specially-designed,high performance catalyst systems and catalyst supports.The acquisition expands Grace’s product portfolio and increases Grace’s polyolefin catalyst manufacturing capabilities.

Grace Davison has been expanding its specialty catalyst product group with the strategy of becoming a full range catalyst solutions provider, most recently acquiring Single-Site Catalysts,
LLC, a supplier of organometallic catalysts, in Chester, Pennsylvania According to Gregory E. Poling, President, Grace Davison,.

“This acquisition reflects our commitment to strengthen and expand our competencies in the polyolefin industry. Our position is to provide high-performance, high-value
catalyst solutions to help our customers accelerate the growth of their business.”

A diverse workforce is an immeasurable asset to Grace. Our global perspective and reach in over 40 countries provide a great source of different backgrounds, ethnicities, cultural heritage, values and ways of thinking.

We invite these differences. We seek them out. Through an inclusive and diverse mindset, we benefit from our global workforce composition, and release its power to create a rich and vibrant culture, rewarding careers and a significant business advantage.