PROPOSALS OF THE NOMINATION COMMITTEE WITH RESPECT TO THE

Kemira Oyj           Stock Exchange Release 1 February 2007 at 09.00



PROPOSALS OF THE NOMINATION COMMITTEE WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPOSITION OF KEMIRA'S
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND BOARD REMUNERATIONS

The shareholders' Nomination Committee of Kemira Oyj has decided to propose to
the Annual General Meeting to be held on April 16, 2007, that Kemira's current
Board of Directors be re-elected for the next term of office, and that the
Board's Chairman and Vice-chairman be re-elected. The proposed composition of the
board is thus as follows:

Anssi Soila (Chairman of the board), Eija Malmivirta (Vice chairman of the
board), Elizabeth Armstrong, Heikki Bergholm, Ove Mattsson, Kaija Pehu-Lehtonen
and Markku Tapio.

The nomination committee has further decided to propose to the Annual General
Meeting that the remuneration of members of the Board remain at its current level
as follows:

Monthly fees:        EUR
Chairman             4,500.00
Vice Chairman        3,250.00
Other members        2,550.00

Fees per meeting:                        EUR
Members living in Finland                600.00
Members living elsewhere in Europe       1,200.00
Members living outside Europe            2,400.00

For further information, please contact:

Ministry of Trade and Industry
Pekka Timonen, Chairman of the Nomination Committee, Chief Counsellor, tel. +358
(0)50 5822 284

Kemira Oyj
Jukka Hakkila, Secretary of the Nomination Committee, tel. +358 (0)10 862 1690
Timo Leppä, Executive Vice President, Group Communications, tel. +358 (0)10 862
1700


Kemira is a chemicals group made up of four business areas: pulp and paper
chemicals, water treatment chemicals, performance chemicals and paints. Kemira is
a global group of leading chemical businesses with a unique competitive position
and a high degree of mutual synergy.

In 2005, Kemira recorded revenue of around EUR 2 billion and had a payroll of
8,000 employees. Kemira operates on all continents, in 40 countries.


Kemira Oyj
Group Communications
Susanna Aaltonen

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