Invitation to news conference - Larox Group result for the third quarter of the year 2008

LAROX CORPORATION      COMPANY ACCOUNCEMENT    14.10.2008   AT 10 AM            


Invitation to news conference - Larox Group result for the third quarter of the 
year 2008                                                                       

Larox Corporation publishes the result for the third quarter of the year 2008   
on Thursday 23 October 2008 at approx. 8.30 a.m. and arranges a news conference 
to investors and analysts on the same day at World Trade Center (Cabinet 2,     
second floor), street address Aleksanterinkatu 17 Helsinki, Finland at 11.00    
a.m.                                                                            

Mr. Toivo Matti Karppanen, President & CEO, Mr. Jori Halkola, Chief Financial   
Officer and Mrs. Hanne Peltola, Director, Human Resources and Corporate         
Communications will be at present.                                              

The presentation material will be available after the publishing of the interim 
review at www.larox.com/investors.                                              


Please give advance notice of your participation by 20 October 2008 to Mr. Jyri 
Hämäläinen, tel. +358 (0) 20 7687 427 or jyri.hamalainen@larox.com              
You may also take part in event through a web conference. To register as        
a participant for the web conference please contact Jyri Hämäläinen for further 
details.                                                                        

for Larox Corporation                                                           


Hanne Peltola                                                                   
Director, Human Resources and Corporate Communications                          

Tel. +358 (0) 207687 389 or +358 400 237 191                                    
E-mail: hanne.peltola@larox.com                                                 

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Larox develops, designs and manufactures industrial filters and is a leading    
technology company in its field. Larox is a full service solution provider in   
filtration for separating solids from liquids. It supplies comprehensive        
aftermarket services throughout the lifespan of the Larox solution. Companies   
world-wide in mining and metallurgy, chemical processing and related industries 
benefit from the Larox technologies. Larox operates in over 40 countries and    
has over 460 employees. Larox Group is headquartered in Lappeenranta, Finland   
where the Group also has production facilities. Net sales in 2007 totaled 158.3 
million euros, of which more than 95 % were generated by exports and the        
company's foreign operations.