Kemira Oyj - Company Announcement

Kemira Oyj: Damage claim for Kemira Chemicals Oy for violations of competition law

Kemira Oyj
Stock exchange release
June 9, 2011 at 4.30 pm (CET+1)


Kemira Oyj's subsidiary Kemira Chemicals Oy (former Finnish Chemicals Oy) has
today received documents where it is stated that CDC Project 13 Sa (CDC) has
filed an action against four companies, including Kemira, for violations of
competition law applicable to the sodium chlorate business. Kemira will get
acquainted with the documents.

The European Commision set on June 2008 a fine of EUR 10.15 million on Finnish
Chemicals Oy for antitrust activity in the company's sodium chlorate business
during 1994-2000. Kemira Oyj acquired Finnish Chemicals in 2005.



For more information, please contact

Kemira Oyj
Jukka Hakkila, Group General Counsel
Tel. +358 10 862 1690

Tero Huovinen, Director, Investor Relations
Tel. +358 10 862 1980



Kemira is a global two billion euro chemicals company that is focused on serving
customers in water-intensive industries. The company offers water quality and
quantity management that improves customers' energy, water, and raw material
efficiency. Kemira's vision is to be a leading water chemistry company.

www.kemira.com
www.waterfootprintkemira.com



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