Salcomp Plc Stock Exchange Release June, 4 at 15:15 Finnish time SALCOMP STARTED PRODUCTION AT ITS INDIA PLANT Production has been started at Salcomp's charger plant in Chennai, India. After the test batches, started in May, the first customer deliveries to have been carried out today. The construction of the plant, which produces mobile phone chargers, was commenced in the fall of 2006. “The construction project has progressed according to the planned schedule and budget. The value of the capital expenditure is approximately EUR 9 million,” says Arto Mäkelä, General Manager of Salcomp's operations in India. The Salcomp charger plant in India currently employs roughly 150 people. The intention is to gradually increase the amount of employees up to ca. 1,000 during 2007. The surface area of the production building is some 12,000 square meters, enabling growth in the production capacity up to approximately 100 million chargers per year. “Building a charger plant in India was an important strategic decision for Salcomp. Chennai is becoming a significant cluster for the entire global mobile phone industry. Many of our main customers have already begun or are about to begin production in Chennai. For the time being, we are the only major mobile phone charger manufacturer to have its own production in India. Our presence in India gives us a competitive edge that we intend to utilize in full,” says Markku Hangasjärvi, President and CEO. The new production plant serves not only the Indian market but Salcomp's customers worldwide, also enabling Salcomp's global production and supporting the strengthening and balancing of logistics. Prior to this, Salcomp has already established production plants in China and Brazil. Salcomp Plc is a global developer and manufacturer of mobile phone chargers. In 2006, the company's net sales amounted to approximately EUR 259 million. Salcomp has roughly 8,000 employees. SALCOMP PLC Markku Hangasjärvi President and CEO Tel. +358 (0)40 7310 114 Distribution: OMX Helsinki Major media www.salcomp.com