Kemira Oyj - Company Announcement

KEMIRA: FINNISH CHEMICALS RECEIVED STATEMENT OF OBJECTIONS

(Stock Exchange Release)

Finnish Chemicals Oy, a subsidiary of Kemira Oyj, has received an EU
Commission Statement of Objections concerning selling of sodium
chlorate, with regard to alleged antitrust activities during
1994-2000. Kemira Oyj acquired Finnish Chemicals in 2005. Finnish
Chemicals will look into the documents delivered by the Commission
and will respond to the Statement of Objections as requested by the
Commission.


Kemira Oyj
Timo Leppä, Executive Vice President, Group Communications


For further information, please contact:
Kemira Oyj,
Timo Leppä, Executive Vice President, Group Communications, Mobile
+358 50 301 6800






Kemira is a chemicals  group made up of  four business areas:  Kemira
Pulp&Paper, Kemira  Water,  Kemira  Specialty  and  Kemira  Coatings.
Kemira is a global group of leading chemical businesses with a unique
competitive position and a high degree of mutual synergy.

In 2006, Kemira recorded revenue of around EUR 2.5 billion and had  a
payroll of 9,000 employees. Kemira operates in 40 countries.

www.kemira.com

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