KEMET Receives Junior Achievement of Greenville's Chairman's Award


Greenville, South Carolina (July 2, 2008) - KEMET Corporation (NYSE:KEM) today announced that the company has been awarded Junior Achievement of Greenville's Chairman's Award.

Junior Achievement of Greenville is the local affiliate of Junior Achievement Worldwide. Junior Achievement (JA) is a worldwide partnership between the business community, educators, and volunteers-all working together to inspire young people to dream big and reach their potential. JA's hands-on, experiential programs teach the key concepts of work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy to young people all over the world. The Junior Achievement Chairman's Award is presented to companies that have had an enduring impact on the organization through their volunteer and financial support.

"KEMET is proud to support the important work of Junior Achievement," said Dean Dimke, Director of Corporate and Marketing Communication. "KEMET is committed to making a positive difference in all of the communities around the world in which we have facilities or offices; in fact, one of our Corporate Values is 'Citizenship.'"

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, film, aluminum, electrolytic, and paper dielectrics. KEMET's common stock is listed on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KEM.

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about KEMET can be found at www.kemet.com.

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Contact: Dean W. Dimke

Director of Corporate and

Marketing Communication

deandimke@kemet.com

954-766-2806

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