KEMET Consolidates European Channel


Greenville, South Carolina (March 21, 2011 for European release) - KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM), a leading supplier of capacitor solutions to the electronics industry, today announced a strategic channel consolidation effort within Europe.

Effective April 1, 2011, KEMET will streamline its current distribution channels in both Italy and Germany. This consolidation will reduce channel redundancy and allow KEMET to provide enhanced support to its key channel partners and valued customers.

For more information regarding authorized KEMET distributors in your area, please contact your local KEMET sales office.

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KEMET's common stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol "KEM." At the Investor Relations section of our web site at www.KEMET.com/IR, users may subscribe to KEMET news releases and find additional information about our Company. KEMET applies world class service and quality to deliver industry leading, high performance capacitance solutions to its customers around the world and offers the world's most complete line of surface mount and through-hole capacitor technologies across tantalum, ceramic, film, aluminum, electrolytic, and paper dielectrics. Additional information about KEMET can be found at www.kemet.com.

Contact: Dean W. Dimke

Director of Corporate and Investor Communications

deandimke@KEMET.com

954.766.2806

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