Susan E. Alderton
Chief Financial Officer
281.423.3332
Houston, Texas – July 9, 2001 - NL Industries, Inc. (NYSE: NL) will host a conference call to discuss its second quarter earnings report on Wednesday, July 18, 2001 at 11:00 a.m. (EDT). Mr. J. Landis Martin, President and Chief Executive Officer, will host the call.
Participants can access the call by dialing (888) 423-3271 (domestic) and (612) 332-0725 (international). The passcode is NL Earnings.
A taped replay will be available at 2:30 p.m. on July 18, 2001 through 11:59 p.m. on July 25, 2001 (EDT) by calling (800) 475-6701 (domestic) and (320) 365-3844 (international). The access code for the replay is 594091.
This call will also be broadcast live on the Internet at StreetEvents.com. An online replay will be available approximately one hour after the call.
NL Industries, Inc. is a major international producer of titanium dioxide pigments.
Statements made in the conference call relating to matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that represent management's beliefs and assumptions based on currently available information. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "believes," "intends," "may," "will," "should," "anticipates," "expects," or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy or trends. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot give any assurances that these expectations will prove to be correct. Such statements by their nature involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the cyclicality of the titanium dioxide industry, global economic conditions, global productive capacity, customer inventory levels, changes in product pricing, changes in foreign currency exchange rates, competitive technology positions, operating interruptions (including, but not limited to, labor disputes, leaks, fires, explosions, unscheduled downtime and transportation interruptions), recoveries from insurance claims, the ultimate resolution of pending or possible future lead pigment litigation and legislative developments related to the lead paint litigation, the outcome of other litigation, and other risks and uncertainties detailed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Should one or more of these risks materialize (or the consequences of such a development worsen), or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from those forecasted or expected. The Company assumes no duty to update any forward-looking statements.