KMG Chemicals to Present at The Canaccord Genuity 30th Annual Growth Conference on Tuesday, August 10th

HOUSTON, TX – August 5, 2010 – KMG Chemicals, Inc. (NASDAQ: KMGB), a global provider of specialty chemicals in carefully focused markets, today announced that Neal Butler, President and CEO, and John Sobchak, CFO, will present at the Canaccord Genuity 30^th Annual Growth Conference on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 9:00 am ET at the InterContinental in Boston.

Investors will be able to access the presentation live over the Internet via the Investor Info section of the Company’s website (under Conference Calls and Events) at www.kmgchemicals.com or via the weblink at:    http://www.wsw.com/webcast/canaccord2/kmgb/. A replay of the presentation will be available shortly after the live presentation and will be accessible for 90 days.

About KMG
KMG Chemicals, Inc., through its subsidiaries, produces and distributes specialty chemicals to carefully focused markets.  The Company grows by acquiring and optimizing stable chemical product lines and businesses with established production processes.  Its current operations are focused on the wood treatment, electronic, and agricultural chemical markets.  For more information, visit the Company's web site at www.kmgchemicals.com.

 The information in this news release includes certain forward-looking statements that are based upon assumptions that in the future may prove not to have been accurate and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including statements as to the future performance of the company. Although the company believes that the expectations reflected in its forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations or any of its forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. Factors that could cause results to differ include, but are not limited to, successful performance of internal plans, product development acceptance, the impact of competitive services and pricing and general economic risks and uncertainties.