Larox has received EUR 12.7 million worth of orders for the supply of filters and auxiliaries to four mining companies in Democratic Republic of Congo, India and South Africa. The orders consist of eleven filters, which will be delivered during 2008. The delivery to the Democratic Republic of Congo comprises four units Pannevis horizontal vacuum belt filters for tailings re-treatment facility to produce copper cathode and cobalt hydroxide. Three units of large size Hoesch horizontal fast opening filter presses will be delivered to India for filtration of iron ore to be further processed into pellets. Additionally a mining company in South Africa placed an order for a large size Larox PF vertical pressure filter for nickel concentrate filtration. The other delivery to South Africa consists of three Ceramec capillary action disc filters to a ferrochrome producer. Value of the largest order is approximately EUR 5.4 million. The other reported orders have a value in the range of EUR 1.9 to 3.0 million each. Received orders indicate the continuing strong activity for filtration investments. They are driven especially by the high demand for metals which is expected to continue strong. For further information please contact: Larox Corporation Mr. Toivo Matti Karppanen, President & CEO Phone: +358 5 6688 210 E-mail: firstname.lastname@larox.com Larox develops, designs and manufactures industrial filters and is a leading technology company in its field. Larox is a full service solution provider in filtration for separating solids from liquids. It supplies comprehensive aftermarket services throughout the lifespan of the Larox solution. Companies world-wide in mining and metallurgy, chemical processing and related industries benefit from the Larox technologies. Larox operates in over 40 countries and has over 440 employees. Larox Group is headquartered in Lappeenranta, Finland. Product factories are located in Lappeenranta and Utrecht, The Netherlands. Net sales in 2006 totalled 122.8 million euros, of which more than 95 % were generated by exports and the company's foreign operations. DISTRIBUTION: OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki, Central media, www.larox.com