Stronger Israel Market in KEMET's Sights


Location Important for Growth and Market Share in Communication, Military and Industrial Components

Greenville, South Carolina (December 18, 2006) - Seeking to strengthen its presence in Israel, today KEMET Corporation (NYSE:KEM) announces it will appoint a full-time sales representative for this key market.

Mr. Miki Greenberg will be in charge of increasing KEMET's visibility, developing more streamlined business management processes and ensuring a smooth integration of newly-acquired tantalum business from EPCOS.

KEMET's presence in the Israeli market dates back to the early 1970s, and many of KEMET's Israel customers consider it to be a "state-of-the-art"
manufacturer.

"I am extremely excited to join KEMET and participate in its vision for the Israeli marketplace," says Greenberg. "I am ready to take on the opportunity to increase KEMET's market share based on direct customers and authorized local distributors."

Israel, by the importance of its leading design centers for the electronic industry, as well as its component demand in the areas of communication, military and industrial segments, is critical for KEMET's EMEA growth.

Greenberg's position will not become effective until March, but he already has several strategic goals in mind-including optimizing the coordination of business there, which will allow KEMET to serve customers across their channel of choice.

"We want to ensure our customer base is able to take full advantage of KEMET's capabilities to service the Israeli market," adds Greenberg. "To that end, we are committed to working diligently on the OEM, EMS and distribution channels."

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. KEMET is an ISO 9001:2000 and ISO/TS 16949:2002 registered company.

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