Kemira Oyj to Establish Multifunction Business Service Center in Poland

Kemira Oyj announced that the Company plans to establish a multifunction Business Service Center in Gdansk, Poland to serve all of Kemira's businesses in the EMEA region. The scope of the new center is planned to include transactional activities of certain support functions. Once fully implemented, the annual cost savings target for the planned support functions reorganization in EMEA is expected to be close to EUR 10 million. The related non-recurring restructuring charges are expected to amount approximately EUR 20 million. The plan to establish a Business Service Center impacts up to 210 current positions in the EMEA region, of which up to 80 are in Finland. Kemira will initiate co-determination negotiations in the countries where the support functions in scope have operations according to each country's local legislation.