KEMIRA RECEIVES A GRANT FROM THE FINNISH MINISTRY OF THE

Kemira Water has today, on March 23, received a grant of approx. EUR 578.480
from the Finnish Ministry of Environment for more efficient phosphorous removal
at the waste water treatment plants in St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg Water
Works is Kemira's partner in the project. As a result of this project
phosphorous load to the Gulf of Finland will be reduced with 300-500 tons
annually, which amount corresponds 5-8% of the total phosphorous load to the
Gulf of Finland. 

The aim of the project is to implement efficient biological chemical
phosphorous removal in the biggest sewage treatment plant in St. Petersburg,
and in other three smaller sewage treatment plants. The scope of the project is
to find the most cost efficient method for phosphorous removal and to deliver
the storing and dosing equipment, which can further be used in continuous
operation at the plants. 

St. Petersburg Water Works and Kemira signed in 2006 an agreement extending to
the year 2015 and having the objective of developing and producing new
chemicals in St. Petersburg to be used in producing drinking water and cleaning
waste water. Kemira has a production plant ZAO Kemira Eko in St. Petersburg,
which produces 80,000 tones of liquid aluminum sulphate per year. ZAO Kemira
Eko is also delivering the iron based chemicals used for cleaning wastewater. 

Kemira Water - Kemira's water treatment chemical business - is the world's
leading supplier of inorganic coagulants and ranks third in water treatment
polymers. We offer customized water treatment and sludge treatment solutions to
municipal and private water treatment plants and industry. In 2006, Kemira
Water had revenue of EUR 468 million and a payroll of approx. 2 000 people. It
is present in 30 countries. 

For further information please contact 

Kemira Oyj
Kemira Water

General Manager Helena Lähteenmäki, Kemira Water, Russian affairs
Tel. +358 (0)10 862 1314, GSM +358 (0)50 387 6219

Communications Manager Susanna Aaltonen, Kemira Oyj,
GSM +358 (0)40 593 4221



Kemira is a chemicals group made up of four business areas: Kemira Pulp&Paper,
Kemira Water, Kemira Specialty and Kemira Coatings. Kemira is a global group of
leading chemical businesses with a unique competitive position and a high
degree of mutual synergy. 

In 2006, Kemira recorded revenue of around EUR 2.5 billion and had a payroll of
9,000 employees. Kemira operates in 40 countries.
KEMIRA RECEIVES A GRANT FROM THE FINNISH MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT IN ST. PETERSBURG
