On September 27, Kemira is celebrating the inauguration

of the San Giorgio site in Italy, which has been upgraded with state-of-the-art

technology allowing for further business expansion in the south EMEA markets.

The site produces polymers for different customer applications in pulp &

paper, oil & gas, mining and water treatment.

Festivities include opening remarks by the Finnish

Ambassador to Italy Janne Taalas and President and CEO of Kemira, Jari

Rosendal.

“We acquired 3F Chimica in October 2013, including the San Giorgio

site. We felt there was a strong strategic fit both with regard to our polymer

business expansion as well as through raw material, logistics and fixed cost

savings. Since the acquisition, we have invested EUR 30 million in San Giorgio,

more than doubling the site’s production capacity. It is now one of the largest

dry and emulsion polymer sites in Europe,” says Jari Rosendal, President and

CEO.

Thanks to new constructions, significant improvements in storage,

office space as well as loading and parking facilities have been introduced.

“We have nearly doubled the number of employees at the site to 122

and are running it at full capacity. With our new energy-efficient bio-acrylamide

process, we are able to reduce our environmental impact and further improve our

high standard workplace safety. What’s more, we are self-sufficient in some of

Kemira’s key raw material processes,” says Enzo Omboni, Managing Director of

Kemira Italy.

For more information, please contact

Kemira Oyj

Tero Huovinen
SVP,

Communications and Corporate Responsibility
Tel. +358 10 862 1980

Enzo Omboni

Managing Director, Kemira Italy
Tel. +39 335 630 3059