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Earnings Release • Nov 18, 2011

Nove ember 18, 2011 at 9. 30 am (CE ET+1)

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Kemira c hanges ou utlook for r full-year 2011 due to weaken ning mark ket conditi ions

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Kemira's m and cash f managemen flow. nt has initiat ted actions to reduce c costs and to o improve op perational e efficiency

Following t material pr the full yea expenditur the lower th rices, Kemir ar 2011 ope re is expecte han expecte ra's full yea erative EBIT ed to be ap ed volume d r 2011 reve T at the sam pproximately demand in t enue is expe me level or s y EUR 100 he fourth qu ected to be slightly lowe million in 20 uarter of 20 at the same er than in 20 011. 011, and hig e level as in 010. Capita gh raw n 2010 and l

Previously the rising r 2010. Kem , the full yea raw materia mira expecte ar 2011 rev al prices, ful ed the capita venue was e l year 2011 al expenditu expected to operative E ure to be be o be slightly EBIT was e etween EUR higher than xpected to R 100-110 m n in 2010, a be higher th million in 20 and despite han in 011.

Kemira wil l publish its s fourth qua rter and ann nual 2011 r results on F ebruary 8, 2 2012.

For more informatio n, please c contact

Kemira Oy Harri Kerm +358 10 86 yj minen, Presi 62 1810 dent and C EO

Jyrki Mäki- +358 10 86 -Kala, CFO 62 1589

Tero Huov +358 10 86 vinen, Direct 62 1980 tor, Investo r Relations

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