Kemira is organizing its business set-up in Indonesia by founding a new company in Indonesia. The company, PT Kemira Indonesia, shows Kemira's long-term commitment for providing its pulp and paper chemicals solutions and products to the customers in South East Asia. The new company has started up its operation in January, 2008.

Kemira wants to be a strong partner for Indonesian pulp and paper industry. The total pulp production in Indonesia is around 8 million tons per year and paper production 7.4 million tons. Both pulp and paper production is predicted to expand very fast during the next coming years. Several new projects have already been announced and started up.

Yusli Sabidin has been appointed Managing Director for PT Kemira Indonesia. He will report to Mats Rönnbäck, the Head of Kemira Pulp&Paper in Asia. Kemira's previous representative office in Jakarta will be closed down.

Kemira Pulp&Paper is the leading supplier of pulp and paper chemicals. Its extensive solutions cover the entire value chain from pulp to paper coating. In 2006, Kemira Pulp&Paper business area had revenue of EUR 993 million and a payroll of approximately 2,300 employees. It is present in 30 countries.

For further information, please contact:

Kemira Pulp&Paper

SBU Paper Chemicals
Mats Rönnbäck, Vice President, Region Asia
Mobile +46 737 191 606
mats.ronnback@kemira.com

Kari Savolainen, Vice President, Communications
Tel. +358 10 862 1759, Mobile +358 500 701 729
kari.savolainen@kemira.com