HOUSTON, Oct 25, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- NL Industries, Inc. (NYSE: NL) announced today that its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, Kronos International, Inc. ("KII"), will host a conference call to discuss its third quarter earnings report on Thursday, November 7, 2002 at 9:00 a.m. (EST). Dr. Lawrence A. Wigdor, KII's Chief Executive Officer, will host the call.
Participants can access the call by dialing (800) 230-1074 (domestic) and (612) 288-0340 (international). The title of the call is KII Earnings.
A taped replay will be available at 12:30 p.m. (EST) on Thursday, November 7, 2002 through 11:59 p.m. (EST) on Thursday, November 14, 2002 by calling (800) 475-6701 (domestic) and (320) 365-3844 (international). The access code for the replay is 658069.
This call will also be broadcast live on the Internet at the Corporate Communications Broadcast Network ("CCBN") website at http://www.companyboardroom.com . In order to listen to the call, your computer must have Windows Media Player or RealPlayer installed, which can be downloaded prior to the call from the CCBN website. An online replay will be available approximately one hour after the call.
KII conducts NL's titanium dioxide pigments operations in Europe. 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," "could," "anticipates," "expects," or comparable terminology or by discussions of strategy or trends. Although NL and KII believe 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 and political conditions, global productive capacity, customer inventory levels, changes in product pricing, changes in product costing, changes in foreign currency exchange rates, competitive technology positions, operating interruptions (including, but not limited to, labor disputes, leaks, fires, explosions, unscheduled downtime, transportation interruptions, war and terrorist activities), 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 NL's and KII'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. NL and KII disclaim any intention or obligation to update publicly or revise such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
SOURCE NL Industries, Inc.
CONTACT:
Robert D. Hardy, Chief Financial Officer of NL Industries,
Inc.,
1-281-423-3332
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