60751--2/28/2007--LUBRIZOL

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Risks Relating to our Business Volatility in raw material prices could reduce our profitability and reductions in the availability of raw material supplies could disrupt our operations. We face competition from other chemical companies, which could adversely affect our revenue and financial condition. Failure to make continued improvements in our technology and productivity could hurt our competitive position. Our and our suppliers production facilities are subject to operating risks that may adversely affect our operations. Some of our businesses are cyclical and demand by our customers for our products weakens during economic downturns. Failure to implement our common information system platform successfully could negatively impact our ability to integrate our core business processes. We face numerous risks relating to our foreign operations, including foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, exchange controls and currency devaluations, that may adversely affect our results of operations. International social, political and economic conditions may adversely affect our operating performance. Our production facilities are of the type that may attract terrorist attacks, and any attack may disrupt our operations and cause us to incur significant costs and liabilities. Certain of our employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements, and the failure to renew these agreements could result in labor disruptions and increased labor costs. The applicability of numerous environmental laws to our manufacturing facilities could cause us to incur significant costs and liabilities.

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