**EXHIBIT 24**

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

 

We, the undersigned officers and directors of Chemtura Corporationhereby constitute and appoint Craig A. Rogerson, Stephen C. Forsyth and BillieS. Flaherty and each of them severally, our true and lawful attorneys or attorney,with full power to them and each of them to execute for us, and in our names inthe capacities indicated below, and to file with the U.S. Securities andExchange Commission the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Chemtura Corporationfor the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, and any and all amendmentsthereto.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have signed this Power of Attorney in thecapacities indicated on February 26, 2009.

 

 

| /s/ Craig A. Rogerson                                                                                                   |   | /s/ Nigel D.T.Andrews                                                                 |
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| Craig A. Rogerson  Principal Executive Officer  Chairman of the Board  President, Chief Executive Officer  and Director |   | Nigel D.T. Andrews  Director                                                          |
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| /s/ James W. Crownover                                                                                                  |   | /s/ Martin M. Hale                                                                    |
| James W. Crownover  Director                                                                                            |   | Martin M. Hale  Director                                                              |
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| /s/ Edward P. Garden                                                                                                    |   | /s/ Bruce F. Wesson                                                                   |
| Edward P. Garden  Director                                                                                              |   | Bruce F. Wesson  Director                                                             |
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| /s/ Roger L. Headrick                                                                                                   |   | /s/ Kevin V. Mahoney                                                                  |
| Roger L. Headrick  Co-Lead Director                                                                                     |   | Kevin V. Mahoney  Principal Accounting Officer  Senior Vice President  and Controller |
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| /s/ Stephen C. Forsyth                                                                                                  |   |                                                                                  |
| Stephen C. Forsyth  Principal Financial Officer  Executive Vice President  and Chief Financial Officer                  |   |                                                                                  |

 

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