KEMET Presents Asia Distributor of the Year Award to TTI Asia


Greenville, South Carolina (October 8, 2007) - KEMET Corporation (NYSE:KEM) today announced that it has selected TTI Asia as the recipient of its
FY2007 Asia Distributor of the Year Award.

This award reflects the value KEMET places on the Distribution segment of its business and is based on a number of key factors that are of critical importance to the company. TTI Asia was singled out for this award based not only on outstanding sales growth, but also market share, new product development, ease of doing business, and field and corporate relationships.

"TTI has established itself as a strategic channel partner for KEMET in the Asia/Pacific region," said KEMET's Vice President, Sales - Asia/Pacific, John Schneider. "Their dedication and willingness to work closely with KEMET at all levels is one of the cornerstones of our success as partners in the electronics market.

"Asia is a challenging environment but together we have found a way to adapt and succeed by satisfying our mutual customers' demands," adds Schneider. "The importance of TTI Asia to KEMET's growth strategy is clear, and we continue to count on their proven abilities to grow in excess of the market rate while driving operational efficiencies to minimize the costs of doing business. We thank them for their dedication, reliability and overall best-in-class performance in supporting the KEMET brand in Asia."

"We are pleased and honored to receive the Distributor of the Year award from KEMET for 2007," said John Davidson, President, TTI Asia. "We at TTI value our supplier relationships and we will continue to work diligently to be the best-in-class distributor for our supplier partners."

KEMET Corporation applies world-class service and quality to deliver industry-leading, high-performance capacitance solutions to its customers around the world. KEMET offers the world's most complete line of surface-mount and through-hole capacitor technologies across tantalum, ceramic, aluminum, film and paper dielectrics. KEMET's common stock is listed on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KEM. Additional information can be found at www.kemet.com.

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

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