Outotec Oyj

OUTOTEC OYJ  PRESS RELEASE, SEPTEMBER 3, 2010 AT 9.00 AM

Outotec and Kemira to enter strategic cooperation in developing solutions for
water-intensive industrial applications

Outotec Oyj and Kemira Oyj have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to
develop, promote and support the companies'' businesses in minerals and oil sands
processing as well as associated industrial water treatment solutions.

Kemira offers a large selection of chemicals and process solutions for the oil
and mining industries. Outotec is the global leader in minerals and metals
processing technology. This cooperation is combining Outotec''s competence in
minerals and oil sands processing technology with Kemira''s know-how in water
chemistry and related applications to offer customers process optimization
enabling cost-efficiency, sustainability and quality improvements.

The Outotec and Kemira cooperation utilizes the research programs of SWEET, the
Center of Water Efficiency Excellence, which Kemira established together with
Technical Research Centre of Finland in March, 2010. The SWEET research programs
aim to develop unique water knowledge and new technology to enhance the water
usage and recycling in water-intensive industries and thus to create new
business opportunities for companies in the environmental technology sector.

"The strategic cooperation with Kemira will strengthen our water-related
businesses and enable us to offer new value-adding technologies and services to
our customers. We have expertise in water treatment of minerals processing and
metallurgical plants, and our aim is to further expand our offerings to new
industrial water treatment applications. This is a great opportunity for Outotec
to create new revenue stream", says Pertti Korhonen, President and CEO of
Outotec.

"The strategic cooperation with Outotec is strongly supporting our target to
grow and to expand geographical presence within mining applications and oil
sands processing related industries. The jointly crafted business model is
backing up the cooperation which we believe will benefit both companies as well
as customer organizations across the industry", says Harri Kerminen, President
and CEO of Kemira.


For further information please contact:

OUTOTEC OYJ

Kari Knuutila, Chief Technology Officer
Tel. +358 20 529 2009, +358 40 779 9566

Eila Paatela, Vice President - Corporate Communications
tel. +358 20 529 2004, +358 400 817 198

e-mails firstname.lastname@outotec.com


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Kemira is a global two billion euro chemicals company that is focused on serving
customers in water-intensive industries. The company offers water quality and
quantity management that improves customers'' energy, water, and raw material
efficiency. Kemira''s vision is to be a leading water chemistry company.
www.kemira.com, www.waterfootprintkemira.com

Outotec develops and provides technology solutions for the sustainable use of
natural resources. As the global leader in minerals and metals processing
technology, Outotec has developed over decades several breakthrough
technologies. The company also offers innovative solutions for industrial water
treatment, the utilization of alternative energy sources and for the chemical
industry. www.outotec.com









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