Media Releases Financial Reports Presen-tations 07/14/2007       Swiss Federal Councillor Doris Leuthard attends topping-out ceremony of new Lonza plant in Nansha, China Basel, 14.07.2007 – The Swiss Federal Councillor Doris Leuthard honored today the Lonza premises in Nansha Guangzhou, China, with her presence. The Head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs attended a traditional Chinese ceremony which commemorates the build-out of a new multi-purpose active pharmaceutical ingredients production plant of Lonza. Federal Councillor Leuthard was accompanied by a delegation of local governmental officials along with Swiss representatives of industry and commerce as well as Swiss and Chinese journalists. In her speech, Federal Councillor Leuthard said: “With its new facility, Lonza not only strengthens its presence in China, but is able to reinforce Switzerland as an economic center.” “The visit of Federal Councillor Doris Leuthard is a privilege for us and marks a great milestone in our 12-year presence in China. It demonstrates that we are on the right track. With planned investments of USD 170 million in the next five years we believe in China as a business location. Based on the great achievements of our Chinese organization during the past years, I fully expect that Lonza China will have even greater success in the future”, said Lukas Utiger, Lonza’s Head of Organic Fine & Performance Chemicals, representing the Lonza Management Committee at the event. Lonza’s celebration of the new multi-purpose large scale plant for the production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) is a critical step in the continued development of the strategy for the Exclusive Synthesis business sector. The Lonza operation in Nansha Guangzhou was established in April 2003. The premises cover an area of 140.000 m2 which houses production for Niacinamide (Vitamin B3) and a state-of-the-art R&D facility. A small scale plant for APIs is close to completion. The further sites of Lonza in China are located in Guangzhou, Liyang and Nanjing. About Lonza Lonza is one of the world's leading suppliers to the pharmaceutical, healthcare and life science industries. Its products and services span its customers’ needs from research to final product manufacture. Lonza is the global leader in the production and support of active pharmaceutical ingredients both chemically as well as biotechnologically. Biopharmaceuticals are one of the key growth drivers of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Lonza has strong capabilities in large and small molecules, peptides, amino acids and niche bioproducts which play an important role in the development of novel medicines and healthcare products. Lonza is also a leading provider of value added chemical and biotech ingredients to the nutrition, hygiene, preservation, agro and personal care markets. Lonza is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland and is listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange. In 2006 Lonza had sales of CHF 2.91 billion. Further information can be found at www.lonza.com. For further information: Investor / Media Relations Lonza Margot Connor Tel +41 61 316 8566 Fax +41 61 316 9566 margot.connor@lonza.com Media Relations Lonza German Dominik Werner Tel +41 61 316 8798 Fax +41 61 316 9798 dominik.werner@lonza.com Investor Relations Lonza Alexandre Pasini Tel +41 61 316 8835 Fax +41 61 316 9835 alexandre.pasini@lonza.com