10/13/2011 - Press release

Kemira sold Galvatek to Folmer Equity Fund I Ky

Kemira Oyj
Press release
October 13, 2011 at 14.00 pm (CET+1)

Kemira has sold today Oy Galvatek Ab to Finnish capital investment company Folmer. Galvatek’s services include planning surface and waste water treatment plants, project management and providing of maintenance services. Galvatek’s headquarter is in Lahti, Finland and its subsidiary is located in Poland.

The transaction does not have any significant impact on Kemira’s financial figures, and the parties have agreed not to disclose the transaction price.

In accordance with its strategy, Kemira focuses on water chemistry and on products and applications for water-intensive industries, such as pulp and paper, oil and mining, municipal and other industrial water treatment.

For more information, please contact

Kemira Oyj
Hannu Virolainen, Senior Vice President, Industrial
Phone +358 (0)50 500 4001

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.

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