UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 23, 2005 (February 22, 2005)

 

Crompton Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction  of incorporation)		0-30270 (Commission file number)				52-2183153 (IRS employer identification             number)
199 Benson Road, Middlebury, Connecticut (Address of principal executive offices)						06749 (Zip Code)

 

(203) 573-2000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

     Crompton Corporation announced yesterday that it has signed a three-year agreement with ChemPoint.com, an "e-distributor" of specialty and fine chemicals, to distribute Crompton products to specialty chemical customers in North America. The agreement with ChemPoint enables Crompton to focus its resources on its strategic account base. A copy of a press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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(c)     Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description
99.1	Press Release Dated February 22, 2005

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Crompton Corporation        (Registrant)
	By /s/ Barry J. Shainman Name: Barry J. Shainman Title: Secretary

Date: February 23, 2005

 

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description
99.1	Press Release Dated February 22, 2005