11/13/2012 | Press release

KEMET Builds on Largest Dielectric Selection at Electronica 2012

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Greenville, South Carolina (November 13, 2012) - KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM), a leading manufacturer of tantalum, ceramic, aluminum, film, paper and electrolytic capacitors, today announced that it will be exhibiting the industry's broadest selection of capacitance solutions at Electronica 2012 in Munich, Germany on November 13-16, 2012.

"Electronica has been the ideal venue in which to highlight KEMET as the single, integrated global source for capacitance solutions, which includes 95% of all dielectrics and encompasses practically any application or industry," stated Per Loof, KEMET Chief Executive Officer. "With our significant presence and a great turnout thus far, we expect even greater things from this year's show."

"KEMET continues to be an industry leader through our advancements in technology, including our innovative specialty and custom products," stated Dr. Phil Lessner, KEMET Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Scientist. "Since the last show, many of our new product releases have been met with great success and we are excited to share some of them with such a broad audience."

As a sponsor of the TUfast e-Technology Racing Team at the Technical University of Munich, KEMET arranged for the 2012 Formula Student Electric Competition race car to be on display at Electronica. As the leading manufacturer of DC link film capacitors, KEMET provided technical expertise in electric vehicle energy conversion and supplied all capacitance solutions required for the project.

Please visit KEMET at Electronica 2012 in Hall B6, Booth 442 at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre.

About KEMET

KEMET's common stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol "KEM." At the Investor Relations section of our web site at http://ir.kemet.com/, users may subscribe to KEMET news releases and find additional information about our Company. KEMET applies world class service and quality to deliver industry leading, high performance capacitance solutions to its customers around the world and offers the world's most complete line of surface mount and through-hole capacitor technologies across tantalum, ceramic, film, aluminum, electrolytic, and paper dielectrics. Additional information about KEMET can be found at http://www.kemet.com.

Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements included herein contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws about KEMET Corporation's (the "Company") financial condition and results of operations that are based on management's current expectations, estimates and projections about the markets in which the Company operates, as well as management's beliefs and assumptions. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," variations of such words and other similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management's judgment only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any of these forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events or otherwise.

Certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcome and results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements are described in the Company's reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Company Contact:

Dean W. Dimke Senior Director, Marketing Communications and Investor Relations 954-766-2806 deandimke@KEMET.com

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