Evox Rifa Group Oyj has today received the following release: KEMET Corporation Press Release on April 4, 2007 THE GERMAN COMPETITION AUTHORITY HAS APPROVED THE ACQUISITION BY KEMET CORPORATION OF EVOX RIFA GROUP OYJ KEMET Corporation, through its wholly owned direct subsidiary KEMET Electronics Corporation (“KEMET”), has on 12 March 2007 launched its public tender offer for all of the issued and outstanding shares in Evox Rifa Group Oyj (“Evox Rifa”) and for all of the loan notes under the convertible capital loan issued by Evox Rifa (the “Tender Offer”). The German competition authority has on 4 April 2007 approved the acquisition by KEMET of Evox Rifa pursuant to the Tender Offer. Following the approval by the German competition authority, KEMET has now received all necessary regulatory approvals for the implementation of the Tender Offer. As of 3 April 2007 the Tender Offer has been accepted by shareholders representing approximately 81 per cent of the shares and votes in Evox Rifa and by loan note holders holding approximately 82.2 per cent of the convertible capital loan notes issued by Evox Rifa. The offer period will expire on 12 April 2007 unless the offer period is extended or discontinued in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer. The tender offer document containing the detailed terms and conditions of the Tender Offer is available in Finnish at the branch offices of Nordea and at OMX way, Fabianinkatu 14, FI-00130 Helsinki, Finland, and in Finnish and in English on the internet at www.nordea.fi/sijoita and www.evoxrifa.com. KEMET Corporation Board of Directors Per-Olof Lööf Chief Executive Officer and Director INFORMATION REGARDING EVOX RIFA Evox Rifa Group Oyj manufactures passive electronic components, specializing in plastic film, paper and electrolytic capacitors. Their major customer groups are in industrial, automotive and consumer electronics and the lighting industry. Evox Rifa's strength lies in the design and production of customized products that require specialist expertise. Evox Rifa, with headquarters in Finland, has a worldwide sales and distribution network. Its production plants are located in Indonesia, Great Britain, China, Sweden and Finland. Evox Rifa has two global business areas: Electrolytic Capacitors and Film and Paper Capacitors. Additional information can be found at http://www.evoxrifa.com. INFORMATION REGARDING KEMET KEMET Corporation provides industry-leading, high-performance electronic component solutions, including the world's most complete line of surface-mount capacitor technologies across tantalum, ceramic, and solid aluminum dielectrics, provided with the world's best quality, delivery and service. KEMET's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KEM. Additional information can be found at http://www.kemet.com. FURTHER INFORMATION For KEMET: Mr. Kirk Shockley, Vice President, Business Integration, tel +1 864 901 1471 or +1 864 228 4291 or Mr. Dean Dimke, Director of Corporate and Marketing Communications, tel +1 864 228 4448 For Evox Rifa: Mr. Jerker Molander, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, tel + 358 50 380 3845 DISTRIBUTION Helsinki Stock Exchange Central media