KEMIRA AND MOVERE ESTABLISH JOINT LOGISTICS OPERATION IN LITHUANIA


Movere UAB will engage in the handling of logistics and export-import traffic in Lithuania. The company will also manage Baltic transports and, with Movere Finland, ship cargo in the Baltic sea.

The new company will use Movere Finland's information system, functioning by networking with client companies. It will seek out business partners that have a need for a similar type of service concept.

Movere is a logistics management and development company jointly owned by Kemira, Suomen Rehu and Sonera, which provides companies with integrated, international logistics services for purchasing, shipping and distribution. Its net sales in the year 2000 totalled EUR 32 million, and the company employed a staff of 65 at the end of the year.

Movere's services supplement Kemira food chain operations whereby Kemira provides products and services for both plant cultivation and animal nutrition. The net sales in this area of operation totalled EUR 1 116 million in 2000, with a staff of 2 800.



Further information:

Kemira Agro Oy
Aaro Koskenrouta, Director Tel. +358 (0)10 862 3500
Mobile +358 (0)500 419 031

Movere Oy
Esko Kallioniemi, Tel. +358 (0)204 717 077
Managing Director Mobile +358 (0)40 501 1543