Larox Oyj - Company Announcement

Invitation to news conference - Larox Group result for the second quarter of the year 2008

LAROX CORPORATION       COMPANY ACCOUNCEMENT    30.7.2008   AT 10 AM            


Invitation to news conference - Larox Group result for the second quarter of the
year 2008                                                                       

Larox Corporation publishes the result for the second quarter of the year 2008  
on Friday 8 August 2008 at approx. 8.30 a.m. and arranges a news conference to 
investors and analysts on the same day at World Trade Center (Cabinet 2, second 
floor), street address Aleksanterinkatu 17 Helsinki, Finland at 11.00 a.m.      

Mr. Toivo Matti Karppanen, President & CEO, Mr. Jori Halkola, Chief Financial   
Officer and Mr. Mikko Häkämies, Chief Communications Officer will be at present.

The presentation material will be available after the publishing of the interim 
review at www.larox.com/investors.                                              


Please give advance notice of your participation by 6 August 2008 to Mr. Jyri   
Hämäläinen, tel. +358 (0) 20 7687 427 or jyri.hamalainen@larox.com              
You may also join the briefing by telephone. To register as a participant       
for the teleconference please contact Jyri Hämäläinen for further details.      

for Larox Corporation                                                           


Mikko Häkämies                                                                  
Chief Communications Officer                                                    

Tel. +358 (0) 207687 232 or +358 40 5030 140                                    
E-mail: mikko.hakamies@larox.com                                                

Distribution OMX Nordic Exchange in Helsinki, Central media                     


Larox develops, designs and manufactures industrial filters and is a            
leading technology company in its field. Larox is a full service solution       
provider in filtration for separating solids from liquids. It supplies compre-  
hensive aftermarket services throughout the lifespan of the Larox solution.     
Companies world-wide in mining and metallurgy, chemical processing and related  
Industries benefit from the Larox technologies. Larox operates in over 40       
countries and has over 460 employees. Larox Group is headquartered in Lappeen-  
ranta, Finland where the Group also has production facilities. Net sales in 2007
totaled 158.3 million euros, of which more than 95 % were generated by exports  
and the company's foreign operations.