Nordkalk Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 18 January 2007 at 11.15 AM CHANGES IN NORDKALK'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS Bjarne Mitts, President & CEO of Rettig Group Ltd, was elected as new member of the Board of Directors of Nordkalk Corporation in an extraordinary general meeting on 18 January 2007. The meeting also decided that the Board of Directors consists of five members instead of six as previously. The members Orvo Siimestö and Jukka Järvelä resigned the Board of Directors when the funds managed by CapMan sold their shares in Nordkalk Corporation on 28 December 2006. The transaction made Rettig Capital Ltd the second biggest owner in Nordkalk with a holding of 21%. The biggest shareholder is Ahlström Capital who owns 30.5% of the shares. In addition to Bjarne Mitts, the members of the Board of Directors of Nordkalk are Björn Mattsson (chairman), Morten Ahlström, Jan Inborr and Christoffer Taxell. Pargas, 18 January 2007 Nordkalk Corporation Bertel Karlstedt President FURTHER INFORMATION: Björn Mattsson, Chairman of the Board of Directors, +358 (0)400 204 381 Bertel Karlstedt, President, +358 (0) 204 55 6406 or +358 (0)40 553 3859 Nordkalk is the leading producer of high quality limestone-based products in Northern Europe. The products are used mainly in the paper, steel and building material industries as well as in environmental care and agriculture. The product brand is Nordkalk. The company's net sales for 2005 totalled EUR 269.6 million and profit before taxes and minority interests amounted to EUR 13.9 million. Nordkalk employs some 1,350 people and has operations at more than 30 locations e.g. in Finland, Sweden, Poland, Estonia and Russia. Nordkalk is owned by a Finnish investor group which comprises Ahlström Capital Oy, Rettig Capital Ltd and a group of mainly institutional investors. www.nordkalk.com