Kemira to participate in Shanghai World Expo 2010
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Kemira GroupPress ReleaseOctober 20, 2009 at 11.00 am (CET+1)Kemira will participate in the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai as apartner of Finpro's Finland at Expo 2010 project. The World Expo willopen on May 5th next year and receive visitors until the end ofOctober. Over 70 million visitors are expected at the Expo, to beheld in the center of Shanghai."The Shanghai Expo is a wonderful opportunity for Kemira to raise itsprofile in China, an important strategic growth area for us. Thetheme of Finland's pavilion Sharing Inspiration is very close to ourown set of values, as well as the theme of the entire Expo - Bettercities, better life", states Päivi Jokinen, Kemira's EVP, Marketingand Communications. "We want to become one of the world's leadingwater chemistry experts and to play our part in support of everyone'sright to clean water. We aim to emphasize this theme through ourparticipation in the expo."Kemira has been operating actively in China for several years. All ofits business segments - Paper, Municipal & Industrial, Oil & Miningand ChemSolutions - have a presence in the Chinese markets, withsales teams actively exploring Kemira's business opportunities.Kemira's Asian research and development center began operating inChina in 2007. In particular, the centre has the role of developingsolutions for customers based in Asia.Kemira will participate in the arrangement of a photo competitionopen for Finnish citizens related to the Expo, alongside Finland atExpo 2010 - Finpro, Greater Helsinki Promotion and Nokia. Selectedphotos will be integrated into the exhibition, in order to show whatlife is like in today's Finland and e.g. to display the significanceof clean water in cities. More information on the competition can befound at www.finlandatexpo2010.com.For more information, please contact:Kemira OyjPäivi Jokinen, EVP, Marketing and CommunicationsPhone +358 40 743 6176Finpro / Finland at Expo 2010Petri Ryöppy, Exhibition Managerpetri.ryoppy(at)finlandatexpo2010.fiKemira is a global, 2.8 billion euro chemicals company that isfocused on serving customers in water-intensive industries. Thecompany offers water quality and quantity management that improvescustomers' energy, water, and raw material efficiency. Kemira'svision is to be a leading water chemistry company. Its paints andcoatings business, Tikkurila, aims to be the market leader indecorative paints and selected wood and metal coatings in chosenmarkets.www.kemira.comhttp://hugin.info/3008/R/1348564/324603.pdfThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Datum: 20.10.2009 - 10:00 Uhr
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