Announcement • Jul 17
Kemira Oyj Reiterates Earnings Guidance for the Year 2026 Kemira Oyj reiterated earnings guidance for the year 2026. The company reiterated the updated financial outlook for the year and expects 2026 revenue to be between EUR 2,600 million and EUR 3,000 million. Announcement • Jun 17
Kemira Oyj (HLSE:KEMIRA) acquired Clear Water Technologies. Kemira Oyj (HLSE:KEMIRA) acquired Clear Water Technologies on June 16, 2026.
For the period ending December 31, 2025, Clear Water Technologies reported total revenue of slightly higher than $3 million.
Kemira Oyj (HLSE:KEMIRA) completed the acquisition of Clear Water Technologies on June 16, 2026. Announcement • Jun 11
Kemira Oyj Updates Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2026 Kemira Oyj updated earnings guidance for the fiscal year 2026. For the period, the company expects the revenue to be between EUR 2,600 and 3,000 million. The company downgrades its profitability outlook for 2026 due to the raw material and logistics cost increases caused by the prolonged war in Iran, which have had a larger negative impact on Kemira’s financial performance during the second quarter than previously expected. Kemira has mitigated the impact of the increased costs by implementing price increases, but the impact comes with a delay and has so far been less than previously estimated due to demand weakness in Kemira’s key customer industries. Announcement • May 22
Kemira Oyj and Cuspai Use Generative Ai to Design Novel Materials Targeting Pfas Removal At Trace Concentrations Kemira, a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water-intensive industries, and CuspAI, the frontier AI materials science company, announced that they have used generative AI to design new materials targeting the removal of PFAS, so-called 'forever chemicals,' from drinking and process water at trace concentrations, using chemistry that is stable, sustainable, and manufacturable. The materials discovery project explored a design space of approximately 300 trillion possible material structures and delivered over 5,000 novel material designs with full property data for three priority PFAS molecules: GenX, PFBS, and PFOS. This was narrowed to approximately 20 selected priority candidates now advancing to further development. The program reached this stage in six months. This is the first commercial partnership to apply generative AI end-to-end to the design of new materials for PFAS remediation. While academic groups and technology companies have explored AI for materials screening, no previous collaboration has taken a generative approach, designing entirely new structures from scratch against industrial performance criteria, and delivered candidates at this scale and speed. PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent synthetic chemicals found in drinking water worldwide. They are subject to tightening regulation, including US EPA maximum contaminant limits in parts per trillion scale (announced 2024) and the EU Drinking Water Directive. Today's leading remediation technology is granular activated carbon (GAC). Kemira, which is already active in the activated carbon regeneration market, initiated this collaboration to explore whether AI-driven design could open a path to more selective and even longer-lasting alternatives. Kemira defined the brief: discovery phase project of new materials that can remove specific PFAS molecules from water at sub-parts-per-billion concentrations, using chemistry that is water-stable, environmentally compatible, synthesizable, and cost-effective. CuspAI's platform designed entirely new metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) from scratch, searching approximately 300 trillion possible structures and delivering over 5,000 novel potential material designs with property data across all three target molecules, narrowed to selected priority candidates. The speed and scale of this discovery phase was unprecedented: record amount of structures was evaluated and it took 6 months to reach these results. The project also uncovered new functional group chemistries with potential for development into broader adsorption products. The project is now moving into its next phase of further development and testing, and further programs across additional material classes are being scoped under the partnership's framework agreement. PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a group of persistent synthetic chemicals that have been used in various industries since the 1940s. They are called 'forever chemicals' because they do not break down in the environment and can accumulate in the human body over time. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of nano-porous crystalline materials whose structure and chemistry can be precisely tuned for specific filtration and adsorption applications. The design space for possible MOFs is vast, estimated at hundreds of trillions of candidate structures, making AI-driven approaches essential for navigating it efficiently. Announcement • Feb 11
Kemira Oyj (HLSE:KEMIRA) agreed to acquire Sidra Wasserchemie GmbH for €75 million. Kemira Oyj (HLSE:KEMIRA) agreed to acquire Sidra Wasserchemie GmbH for €75 million on February 11, 2026. A cash consideration of €75 million will be paid by Kemira Oyj subject to usual purchase price adjustments. As part of consideration, €75 million is paid towards common equity of Sidra Wasserchemie GmbH.
SIDRA Wasserchemie’s 60+ employees are expected to join Kemira once the acquisition has been closed.
The transaction is subject to approval by regulatory board / committee. The expected completion of the transaction is expected to close during the first half of this year. Announcement • Nov 26
Kemira Oyj Announces Executive Changes Kemira Oyj announced it has appointed Tuomas Mäkipeska as a member of the Group Leadership Team on October 23, 2025. His start date has now been specified, and he will assume his new role on April 1, 2026. In addition, as announced earlier, Eeva Salonen, Executive Vice President, People & Culture, will retire from Kemira. She will leave the company on November 30, 2025. Ulrika Dunker, who was appointed Executive Vice President, People & Culture, and a member of the Kemira Group Leadership Team earlier this year, will assume her new role on January 1, 2026, as announced earlier. Until then, Kemira’s President and CEO, Antti Salminen, will act as the Interim Executive Vice President, People & Culture. Announcement • Sep 18
Kemira Oyj (HLSE:KEMIRA) signed a purchase agreement to acquire Water Engineering, Inc. from Nolan Capital, Inc. for $150 million. Kemira Oyj (HLSE:KEMIRA) signed a purchase agreement to acquire Water Engineering, Inc. from Nolan Capital, Inc. for $150 million on September 16, 2025. A cash consideration of $150 million will be paid by Kemira Oyj. As part of consideration, $150 million is paid towards common equity of Water Engineering, Inc.
The transaction is subject to approval by regulatory board / committee and customary closing conditions. The transaction is expected to close before the year-end 2025. Announcement • Jul 10
Kemira Oyj Revises Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2025 Kemira Oyj revised earnings guidance for the full year 2025. For the year, the company expected revenue to be between EUR 2,700 million and 2,950 million. Earlier, Kemira expected the revenue to be between EUR 2,800 million and EUR 3,200 million. Announcement • May 05
Petri Castrén Plans to Leave as CFO of Kemira Oyj Kemira Oyj announced that CFO Petri Castrén will leave Kemira by the end of First Quarter 2026. Petri Castrén has been Kemira's CFO and a member of the Kemira's Group Leadership Team since 2013. He was appointed Kemira's Interim CEO in July 2023 in addition to his CFO role and ensured a smooth transition until Antti Salminen started as President & CEO in February 2024. The recruitment of a new CFO will begin immediately, and Petri Castrén will continue in his current role until he leaves latest by the end of Q1, 2026. Announcement • Mar 20
Kemira Oyj Announces Deputy CEO Changes Kemira's Board of Directors has at its meeting March 20, 2025 decided to end the practice of appointing a Deputy CEO in advance. The decision has been made based on the prevailing market practice. The Board will appoint a Deputy CEO or an Interim CEO if the President and CEO was unable to perform his/her duties. Group General Counsel Jukka Hakkila has been acting as the Deputy CEO in addition to his main role since May 6, 2013. The Deputy CEO has not received a separate compensation for this role. Announcement • Jan 29
Kemira Oyj Announces Appointment of Simon Bloem as Chief Operations Officer and A Member of Kemira's Group Leadership Team, Effective May 1, 2025 Kemira Oyj announced that Simon Bloem has been appointed to lead Kemira's new centralized Operations unit and will start in his new role on May 1, 2025. He joins Kemira from Envalior where he's been VP Global Manufacturing Materials since 2023. Prior to Envalior he spent over 25 years in Royal DSM in various global leadership positions in engineering, safety, manufacturing and operations. He has a Master's degree in Chemical Engineering from Delft Technical University in the Netherlands. Kemira announced changes in the operating model in August 2024 - one of which was the new centralized Operations unit that includes Kemira's global manufacturing network, supply chain management and sourcing as well as planning and corporate environmental, health, safety and quality team and business process management. The objective of this new unit is to further strengthen Kemira's operational backbone and to optimize efficiency. Announcement • Sep 03
Kemira Oyj (HLSE:KEMIRA) completed the acquisition of Reactivation business in United Kingdom of Norit from Purton Carbons Limited. Kemira Oyj (HLSE:KEMIRA) signed a definitive agreement to acquire Reactivation business in United Kingdom of Norit from Purton Carbons Limited on June 28, 2024. The scope of the agreement includes the reactivation facility in Purton, United Kingdom. Nine employees will transfer to Kemira as part of the transaction. The deal is expected to close in Q3 2024.
Kemira Oyj (HLSE:KEMIRA) completed the acquisition of Reactivation business in United Kingdom of Norit from Purton Carbons Limited on September 3, 2024 Announcement • Jun 15
Fernanda Lopes Larsen to Leave the Board of Directors of Kemira Oyj, Effective as of July 31, 2024 Kemira Oyj announced board changes. Fernanda Lopes Larsen, who has been a member of Kemira's Board of Directors since 2023, has announced her resignation from the Board of Directors of Kemira as of July 31, 2024. Lopes Larsen has been elected as a member to the Board of Directors of another company as of July 1, 2024. Therefore she will leave her position at Kemira's Board of Directors due to time management reasons. Announcement • Jun 06
Kemira Oyj Announces Members of the Nomination Board Kemira Oyj announced that According to the decision of the Annual General Meeting, the Nomination Board consists of representatives of the four largest shareholders of Kemira Oyj as of May 31 preceding the Annual General Meeting and the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Company as an expert member. Based on the ownership status of Kemira Oyj as of May 31, 2024, the shareholders represented in the Nomination Board are Oras Invest Oy, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company, Impax Asset Management plc and Ilmarinen Mutual Insurance Company. The representatives of the four largest shareholders in the Nomination Board are: Ville Kivelä: Chief Investment Officer, Oras Invest Oy, Hanna Kaskela: Senior Vice-President, Sustainability and Communications, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company, Lisa Beauvilain: GlobalHead of Sustainability & Stewardship, Executive Director,Impax Asset Management plc, Annika Ekman: Head of Equities, Ilmarinen Mutual Insurance Company and asan expert memberMatti Kähkönen, Chair of Kemira's Board of Director. The tasks of the Nomination Board are annually: preparation of the proposal for the Annual General Meeting concerning the composition of the Board of Directors; preparation of the proposal for the Annual General Meeting concerning the remuneration of the Board of Directors; identification of successor candidates for the members of the Board of Directors; and presentation of the proposal concerning the composition and remuneration of the Board of Directors to the Annual General Meeting. Announcement • Apr 27
Kemira Oyj Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2024 Kemira Oyj provided earnings guidance for the full year 2024. For the year, the company revenue is expected to be between EUR 2,700 million and EUR 3,200 million in 2024 (reported 2023 revenue: EUR 3,383.7 million). Announcement • Mar 21
Kemira Oyj Approves Dividend for the Financial Year 2023, First Installment Payable on April 4, 2024 and Second Installment Payable on November 5, 2024 Kemira Oyj at the Annual General Meeting approved the Board of Directors' proposal of EUR 0.68 per share for the financial year 2023. The dividend will be paid in two installments. The first installment of EUR 0.34 per share will be paid to a shareholder who is registered in the company's shareholder register maintained by Euroclear Finland Ltd. on the record date for the dividend payment, March 22, 2024. The first installment of the dividend will be paid out on April 4, 2024. The second installment of EUR 0.34 per share will be paid in November 2024. The second installment will be paid to a shareholder who is registered in the company's shareholder register maintained by Euroclear Finland Ltd. on the record date for the dividend payment. The Board of Directors will decide the record date and the payment date for the second installment at its meeting in October 2024. The record date is planned to be October 29, 2024, and the dividend payment date November 5, 2024, at the earliest. Announcement • Feb 14
Kemira Oyj Announces Change in Composition of Nomination Board Kemira Oyj announced change in composition of Nomination board. On February 13, 2024 Kemira announced that Solidium Oy had sold its holding in Kemira. Following the change in Solidium Oy’s ownership, Pauli Anttila, Solidium Oy’s Investment Director, has given up his position in Kemira Oyj’s Nomination Board. Until the composition of the Nomination Board is updated based on the ownership situation on May 31, 2024, Kemira Oyj’s Nomination Board will continue with the following composition: Ville Kivelä, Chief Investment Officer, Oras Invest Oy, Lisa Beauvilain, Global Head of Sustainability & Stewardship, Executive Director, Impax Asset Management plc, Hanna Kaskela, Senior Vice-President, Sustainability and Communications, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company and as an expert member Matti Kähkönen, Chair of Kemira's Board of Directors. Announcement • Feb 10
Kemira Oyj Proposes Dividend for the Financial Year Ended on December 31, 2023 the First Installment of the Dividend Payable on April 4, 2024, the Second Installment Payable on November 5, 2024 Kemira Oyj at its annual general meeting to be held on March 20, 2024, the board of directors proposed to the a dividend of EUR 0.68 per share be paid based on the adopted balance sheet for the financial year which ended on December 31, 2023. The dividend will be paid in two installments. The first installment of EUR 0.34 per share will be paid to a shareholder who is registered in the company's shareholder register maintained by Euroclear Finland Ltd. on the record date for the dividend payment, March 22, 2024. The Board of Directors proposed that the first installment of the dividend be paid out on April 4, 2024. The second installment EUR 0.34 per share will be paid in November 2024. The second installment will be paid to a shareholder who is registered in the company's shareholder register maintained by Euroclear Finland Ltd. on the record date for the dividend payment. The Board of Directors will decide the record date and the payment date for the second installment at its meeting in October 2024. The record date is planned to be October 29, 2024, and the dividend payment date November 5, 2024, at the earliest. Announcement • Dec 05
An unknown buyer agreed to acquire Oil & Gas business of Kemira Oyj. Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC agreed to acquire Oil & Gas business of Kemira Oyj from Kemira Oyj (HLSE:KEMIRA) for approximately €260 million on December 4, 2023. Approximately 250 employees are expected transfer to the Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC as part of the transaction, which includes Kemira’s manufacturing facilities in Mobile, Columbus and Aberdeen in the United States. Kemira will continue to operate the plant under a long-term agreement and will retain the employees. Kemira and Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC target to complete the transaction by the end of Q1 2024 at the latest. The completion of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals before completion. Announcement • Oct 24
Kemira Oyj Announces Payment of Second Installment of the Dividend, Payable on November 2, 2023 The Board of Directors of Kemira Oyj has at its meeting on October 23, 2023 decided, on the basis of the authorization by the Annual General Meeting 2023, on the record date and the payment date for the second installment of the dividend of EUR 0.31. The second installment of the dividend will be paid to a shareholder who is registered in the shareholders' register maintained by Euroclear Finland Ltd. on the record date October 26, 2023. The dividend payment date is November 2, 2023. The Annual General Meeting 2023 held on March 22, 2023 approved the Board of Directors' proposal of EUR 0.62 per share for the financial year 2022 to be paid in two installments. The first installment of the dividend of EUR 0.31 per share was paid on April 5, 2023. Announcement • Oct 11
Kemira Oyj Upgrades Revenue Guidance for the Year 2023 Kemira Oyj upgraded revenue guidance for the year 2023. The company is expects revenue is expected to be between EUR 3,200 million and EUR 3,700 million in 2023 (2022: EUR 3,569.6 million). Announcement • Jul 12
Kemira Oyj Announces Executive Changes Kemira Oyj announced that President & CEO Jari Rosendal will be on sick leave for the time being. During his absence, Kemira Oyj Group General Counsel, Deputy CEO Jukka Hakkila will assume the duties of the CEO. Announcement • May 06
ChromaScape, LLC acquired colorants dye business of Kemira Oyj (HLSE:KEMIRA). ChromaScape, LLC signed a definitive agreement to acquire colorants dye business of Kemira Oyj (HLSE:KEMIRA) on September 12, 2022. Scope includes also one Kemira manufacturing site at Goose Creek, Bushy Park in South Carolina. Kemira will keep its APAC related colorants business. Revenue of the business in 2021 was approximately €50 million and 67 employees will be transferred to ChromaScape as part of transaction. The transaction is expected to be closed in the first quarter of 2023.
ChromaScape, LLC completed the acquisition of colorants dye business of Kemira Oyj (HLSE:KEMIRA) on May 4, 2023. Announcement • Feb 02
Kemira Oyj Appoints Linus Hildebrandt as Executive Vice President, Strategy, Effective June 1, 2023 Change in the Kemira Oyj's Management Board: Linus Hildebrandt appointed as Executive Vice President, Strategy. Linus Hildebrandt has been appointed to lead Kemira's corporate strategy and will start in his new role on June 1, 2023. He joins Kemira from Covestro where he's been Head of Corporate Strategy since 2017. Prior to Covestro he spent over 15 years in strategy consulting at Roland Berger in Germany and China and at Kearney where he served as the Chief Operating Officer of the Asian Process Industries practice in Hong Kong. He has a Master's degree in Engineering Management from Technical University of Berlin. Announcement • Jan 27
Kemira Oyj (HLSE:KEMIRA) acquired remaining stakes in SimAnalytics Oy. Kemira Oyj (HLSE:KEMIRA) acquired remaining stakes in SimAnalytics Oy on January 25, 2023. Kemira Oyj (HLSE:KEMIRA) completed the acquisition of remaining stakes in SimAnalytics Oy on January 25, 2023.