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KEMET to Present Full Product Line at Electronica 2008
GREENVILLE, S.C. (November 3, 2008) – KEMET Corporation (NYSE:KEM), The Capacitance Company, will present its complete line of Tantalum, Ceramic, Film, Aluminum Electrolytic and Paper capacitors, resulting from its acquisition of several European companies, at Electronica 2008 in Munich, November 11 through 14.
“Electronica is the perfect venue to showcase our full array of products, industry-leading customer service and our expanded team comprised of recently acquired companies,” stated Per-Olof Loof, KEMET’s Chief Executive Officer. “We will have a major presence at this year’s show, enabling us to communicate our commitment to bringing value to the electronics manufacturers around the globe. KEMET now offers the most complete line of capacitors in our industry which provides our customers the greatest level of flexibility in substance form as well as technologies as they set about developing tomorrow’s revolutionary products.”
The event marks the first time the Company’s combined operations will be represented at a major electronics show since KEMET’s acquisitions of Evox Rifa Group Oyj, including BHC Components Ltd., and Italy’s Arcotronics Italia S.p.A. KEMET also acquired the tantalum capacitor business of EPCOS AG in May of 2006. With the acquisitions, KEMET now offers the world's most complete line of surface-mount and through-hole capacitor technologies.
Please visit KEMET at Electronica 2008, Hall B6 Stand 442.
KEMET Corporation (KEM) applies world-class service and quality to deliver industry-leading, high-performance capacitance solutions to its customers around the world. KEMET offers the world's most complete line of surface-mount and through-hole capacitor technologies across tantalum, ceramic, film, aluminum, electrolytic, and paper dielectrics. KEMET's common stock is listed on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KEM. Additional information about KEMET can be found at http://www.kemet.com.
Cautionary Statement on Forward-looking Statements
Certain statements included herein contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal security laws about KEMET Corporation (the "Company") financial condition and results of operations that are based on management's current expectations, estimates and projections about the markets in which the Company operates, as well as management's beliefs and assumptions. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," variations of such words and other similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management's judgment only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any of these forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events or otherwise.
Factors that may cause actual outcome and results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements include, but are not necessarily limited to, availability, sourcing and pricing of raw materials, pressures on sales prices and volumes due to competition and economic conditions, reliance on and financial viability of significant customers, operating performance of joint ventures, alliances and other equity investments, technological advancements, employee relations, changes in construction spending, capital expenditures and long-term investments (including those related to unforeseen acquisition opportunities), continued availability of financial resources through financing arrangements and operations, outcomes of pending or threatened legal proceedings, negotiation of new or modifications of existing contracts for asset management and for property and equipment construction and acquisition, regulations governing tax laws, other governmental and authoritative bodies' policies and legislation, and proceeds received from the sale of assets held for disposal. In addition to these representative factors, forward-looking statements could be impacted by general domestic and international economic and industry conditions in the markets where the Company competes, such as changes in currency exchange rates, interest and inflation rates, recession and other economic and political factors over which the Company has no control. Other risks and uncertainties may be described from time to time in the Company's other reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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 | Contact: | Dean W. Dimke
Director of Corporate and
Marketing Communication
deandimke@kemet.com
954-766-2806 |
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