Kemira Oyj - KRA1V- Profile

Kemira Oyj. The Group's principal activity is the production of chemicals. The Group operates through four divisions: Pulp and Paper Chemicals, Paints and Coatings, Performance chemicals and Kemwater. Pulp and Paper Chemicals division provides chemicals for the pulp and paper industry. The Group offers solutions for pulping, bleaching, and paper and board making. Paints and Coatings division manufactures paint in the Northern and Eastern Europe. The brand names of Paints and Coatings include Tikkurila, Alcro and Beckers. Performance Chemicals division offers titanium dioxide, organic acids, salts and blends, bleaching agents for detergents. Performance Chemicals are used in printing inks, cosmetics, foods, pharmaceuticals, paints, textiles and detergents. Kemwater division offers water treatment chemicals and customized solutions as well as sludge treatment chemicals for municipal and private water treatment plants and industry. Pulp & paper acctd for 35% of 2005 revs; Paints & coatings, 23%; Performance chemicals, 21%; Kemwater, 17% & Oth, 4%