S&B recently launched its new, fully revamped website at www.sandb.com, aiming to improve on its direct online communication to the public.

Lean and attractive design enables easy navigation through the new website pages and a multitude of frequently refreshed images enhances user experience and content comprehension. Interactivity is encouraged, as is the case with a new dynamic map showcasing S&B's extensive asset base of mines, processing facilities and distribution centers in 20 countries around the world. Aligned with latest technology, the new website is designed for access from any platform, including browsing capabilities for all type of smartphones, and provides RSS feeds and automatic subscriptions to selected news items and alerts according to user interests.

The new website is comprised of sections that are focused on the needs of S&B's investors, customers and wider public. Markets served globally are presented in detail and cover Metallurgy, Foundry, Construction and Specialties. Sustainable Development and Careers are constantly enriched with testimonials and good practices and activities taking place across the Group. S&B's rich history and tradition is also recorded in an easy-to-navigate timeline, while all announcements, Annual and Social Reports published over the past ten years are available in the Media section. The Investor Relations section features all publicly available financial information, presentations and reports, as well as dynamic stock charts and share calculator tools, allowing analysts and investors to easily access the information they need.

S&B aspires to make its new website a point of reference for more direct and complete on-line communication. We invite you to navigate through our web pages and learn more about the S&B world.

In the pipeline: Look for our new online Annual and Sustainability reports in the spring of 2012!

About S&B Industrial Minerals

S&B Industrial Minerals is an international Group of companies, its purpose being to provide innovative industrial solutions by developing and transforming natural resources into value creating products. Utilizing the multiple properties of industrial minerals, S&B offers a portfolio of customized solutions for a broad range of applications (including foundry, steel-making, construction & building materials, metallurgy and horticulture), operating responsibly and adhering to the sustainable development principles of the triangle: economy – society – environment. It holds leading positions in its main sectors (bentonite, perlite, bauxite and casting fluxes). S&B was established in Greece in 1934, is listed on the Athens Exchange (ticker: ARBA), is active in 20 countries across 5 continents, in 2010 it had a Group turnover of Euro 420 million, and employs approximately 2,000 people worldwide. For more information, please visit S&B's website at www.sandb.com