KEMET Announces Date for the December 2006 Quarter Earnings Release


KEMET Announces Date for the December 2006 Quarter Earnings Release

Greenville, South Carolina (January 8, 2007) - KEMET Corporation (NYSE:KEM) will release earnings for the December 2006 quarter after 8:00 am ET on Thursday, January 25, 2007, and will hold a conference call at 9:00 am ET on that date to discuss the earnings release.

To access the call via telephone, participants in the United States should dial 1-800-416-8033, and participants outside the United States should dial 1-706-643-0979. Participants should reference "KEMET Corporation" and the Conference ID # 5924994. In conjunction with the conference call, there will be a simultaneous live broadcast over the Internet, which can be accessed at www.kemet.com/ir. A replay of the conference call will be available until midnight, February 8, 2007, through the same link. This link is also the Investor Relations section of the Company's Website, where users can subscribe to KEMET news releases and find additional Company information.

KEMET Corporation provides industry-leading, high-performance capacitance solutions, including the world's most complete line of surface-mount capacitor technologies across tantalum, ceramic and solid aluminum dielectrics-along with the world's best quality, delivery and service.

KEMET's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KEM.

Contact:
Charles G. Nichols
Treasurer & Director of Investor Relations
investorrelations@kemet.com
864-963-6409

Dean W. Dimke
Director of Corporate and Marketing Communication
deandimke@kemet.com
864-228-4448

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