Salcomp Oyj - Company Announcement

SALCOMP OPENS OFFICES IN TAIWAN AND JAPAN

Salcomp Plc      Stock Exchange Release 6 October 2009 at 9:00 Finnish time     

SALCOMP OPENS OFFICES IN TAIWAN AND JAPAN                                       

Salcomp opens offices in Taiwan and Japan during October. The Taiwan office is  
located in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, and at the initial stage there are    
working some 10 people. The Taipei office is responsible for sales for customers
located in Taiwan, as well as technical support and customer service. In the    
Tokyo office, there are working one person at the initial stage taking care of  
the sales and customer service in Japan.                                        

Mr. Ray Liao has been appointed as the head of the Taipei office and Mrs. Satomi
Mizue as the head of the Tokyo office.                                          

”Salcomp's strategic target is to achieve add-on growth from mobile phone       
charger segment as well as from other selected power adapter and charger        
segments. In Taiwan and Japan, there are operating several interesting mobile   
phone manufacturers and other information technology and electronics industry   
companies to whom we can offer our extensive power adapter and charger portfolio
varying from low to medium power range, i.e. 5 - 50 watts. We are convinced that
through setting up the new local offices we can create good contacts and provide
better service to companies having operations in Taiwan and Japan”, says Markku 
Hangasjärvi, President and CEO of Salcomp.  

Salcomp is a leading developer and manufacturer of power adapter and chargers   
for mobile phones and other electronic devices. Salcomp's manufacturing plants  
are located in China, India and Brazil. The total production capacity of the    
plants is over 400 million power adapters and chargers per year. Salcomp employs
some 8,000 people.                                                              

SALCOMP PLC                                                                     

Markku Hangasjärvi                                                              
President and CEO                                                               

Further information:                                                            
Markku Hangasjärvi, President and CEO, tel. +358 40 7310 114                    

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