KEMET Holds Grand Opening for New Manufacturing Plant in Macedonia

KEMET Holds Grand Opening for New Manufacturing Plant in Macedonia PR Newswire GREENVILLE, South Carolina, Oct. 18, 2012 GREENVILLE, South Carolina, Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM), a leading manufacturer of tantalum, multilayer ceramic, solid aluminum, plastic film, paper and electrolytic capacitors, today announced the grand opening of its new Film facility in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/57221-kemet- grand-opening-new-film-facility-skopje-republic-macedonia KEMET Corporation KEMET broke ground on this facility in August of 2011 as part of the company's restructuring of its Film and Electrolytic business. The facility will allow for a significant reduction in cost while increasing total production capability. "Today's opening ceremony for this state-of-the-art manufacturing facility marks a major milestone in the restructuring of our Film and Electrolytic business," stated Per Loof, Chief Executive Officer of KEMET. "This facility showcases our resolve in providing quality components to the marketplace and, at the same time, our commitment to our shareholders to operate within a cost structure that allows us to be profitable," continued Loof.