Sapa's Board Meeting Adjourned


STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Aug. 19, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Sapa AB (Stockholm:SAPA) ordinary board meeting dealing with Elkem's offer to acquire the outstanding shares in the company has been adjourned. A message with the Board's position can be expected Wednesday 21 August 2002 at the latest.

For further information please contact Staffan Bohman, CEO, telephone +46-8-459 59 11.

Sapa is an international industrial group, which develops and markets value-added aluminium profiles, profile-based components and systems, and heat exchanger strip in aluminium. Sapa has an annual turnover of approximately 12 billion SEK, with 6,600 employees all over Europe and in USA and China. Sapa is one of Europe's leading companies within its field and the customers are found in the transport, building, engineering and telecom industries. Sapa is listed on the A-list of Stockholmsborsen.

Further information about Sapa can be found on our web site www.sapagroup.com

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