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GREENVILLE, S.C., April 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continuing its pledge to provide superior products and the best customer service in the industry, KEMET Corporation today announced that it has added IPC-1752-1 material declarations to its Website.

The declarations will cover the EU RoHS and Pb-Free line of capacitors. Furthermore, this declaration format is designed as an industry standard to communicate material content and manufacturing process information of EU and China RoHS-restricted substances through full material content declaration.

"This is a perfect example of one of our guiding principles: Hear the customer,

and be responsive," says Mary Carter-Berrios, Manager for Product Environmental Stewardship. "Conversion of material declarations to a single format across the industry greatly simplifies the sharing of information required in the environmentally conscious climate of today."

The IPC-1752 material declaration format was developed jointly between OEM, EMS and component manufacturers in an effort to standardize the method for sharing information about product content required for establishing compliance to EU RoHS and other environmental legislation. KEMET was an important contributor to this process.

Initially, KEMET will offer Class 1 and Class 2 declarations for surface- mount devices, with plans to expand availability through Class 4 declarations. The declarations can be accessed at http://www.kemet.com/RoHS or directly from the http://www.kemet.com/ homepage.

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 capacitor technologies across tantalum, ceramic and solid aluminum dielectrics. KEMET's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KEM.

Contact: Dean W. Dimke Director of Corporate and Marketing Communication deandimke@kemet.com 864-228-4448 Mary Carter-Berrios Manager for Product Environmental Stewardship marycarterberrios@kemet.com 864-228-4006 SOURCE KEMET Corporation

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