Kemira Oyj - Company Announcement

Kemira Oyj: Damage claim for violations of competition law

Kemira Oyj
Stock exchange release
April 28, 2011 at 5.00 pm (CET+1)


Kemira Oyj has today received a summons where it is stated that Cartel Damage
Claims Hydrogen Peroxide SA (CDC) claims charges up to EUR 78 million and
including interest and litigation expenses from Kemira Oyj for violations
against competition law in hydrogen peroxide business. Kemira is processing the
summons document.

The referred violations of competition law are the same as those on basis of
which CDC has taken legal action in Germany in Dortmund. Kemira published a
stock exchange release on the issue on August 19, 2009. Kemira defends against
the claim.




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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