Okmetic Oyj - Company Announcement

OKMETIC'S CAPITAL MARKET EVENT: THE COMPANY'S STRATEGY BASED ON HIGH VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS AND THE MULTIANNUAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMME CREATE PREREQUISITES FOR LONG-TERM GROWTH

OKMETIC OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE    26 SEPTEMBER 2012 AT 9.00 A.M.

OKMETIC'S CAPITAL MARKET EVENT: THE COMPANY'S STRATEGY BASED ON HIGH VALUE ADDED
PRODUCTS AND THE MULTIANNUAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMME CREATE PREREQUISITES FOR LONG-
TERM GROWTH

Okmetic Oyj arranges a Capital Markets Day targeted for institutional investors
and analysts in Helsinki today, Wednesday, starting at 9.00 a.m. The theme of
the day is "Growth through cycles". At the event, the company's management will
present business outlook, strategy and core objectives. The presentation
materials will be available at the company's website, www.okmetic.com, today
Wednesday at 9.00 a.m.

In recent years the company's performance has been clearly better than other
companies in the silicon wafer industry. The long-term objective is to grow
profitably and faster than the market in all market situations. In order to
achieve this objective and to secure the company's competitiveness Okmetic has
renewed the Vantaa plant since 2009 with a multiannual investment programme. In
addition the company has built the most flexible order-delivery chain in the
industry. This chain is partly based on subcontracting.

Okmetic's customers comprise companies operating in the sensor, semiconductor
and solar cell industries. The shortened demand peaks of the semiconductor and
solar cell industries differ from each other. In addition to this, the steadily
growing sensor industry reduces the cyclicality of Okmetic's business
significantly.

The company's production capacity has been increased and renewed systematically
for several years to meet the changing needs of the markets. During 2009 Okmetic
increased the capacity of sensor wafers and invested in new product development.
As continuation to these investments, the company launched an investment in
2011 to increase the production capacity of demanding SOI wafers by extending
the Vantaa plant.

In the beginning of 2011, Okmetic increased its crystal growing capacity
significantly. The acquired crystal growing furnaces have been renewed to enable
the production of more versatile crystal portfolio than before. This year
Okmetic increases the production capacity of 200mm wafers and the added value of
crystal growing, i.a. by renewing crystal cutting, and removes productional
bottlenecks at the Vantaa plant with new and more efficient equipment.

The company's aim is more flexible production than before that is capable of a
higher value added sales mix. After completion these investments will make it
possible to increase Okmetic's wafer capacity by at least 50 percent.


OKMETIC OYJ

Kai Seikku
President

For further information, please contact:

President Kai Seikku, Okmetic Oyj,
tel. +358 400 200 288, email: kai.seikku@okmetic.com

Distribution:

NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Principal media
www.okmetic.com

OKMETIC IN BRIEF

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Okmetic is a technology company which supplies tailor-made silicon wafers for
sensor and semiconductor industries and sells its technological expertise to
solar cell industry. Okmetic provides its customers with solutions that boost
their competitiveness and profitability.

Okmetic's silicon wafers are part of a further processing chain that produces
end products that improve human interaction and quality of life. Okmetic's
products are based on high-tech expertise that generates added value for
customers, innovative product development and an extremely efficient production
process.

Okmetic has a global customer base and sales network, production plants in
Finland and the US and contract manufacturers in Japan and China. Okmetic's
shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki under the code OKM1V. For more
information on the company, please visit our website at www.okmetic.com.

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