Larox Won 7.5 Million Filter Orders

Larox has received approximately EUR 7.5 million worth of orders to supply filters and auxiliaries to a chemical company in Germany and to two mining companies in Mexico. Two of the orders will be delivered during the second half of this year and one during the first half of 2009.

A chemical company in Germany has placed a repeat order for two units of Larox DS vertical pressure filters for their second expansion project. Customer name and application are confidential.

The delivery to Mexico will consist of two units of Larox PF filters, one for zinc and one for copper concentrate filtration. Three units of large size horizontal chamber filter presses for tailings filtration will be delivered also to Mexico to be installed in a gold mine utilizing Merril-Crowe process.

Value of the largest reported order is approximately EUR 3 million. The other reported orders have a value of EUR 1.7 and 2.8 million.

For further information please contact:

Larox Corporation

Mikko Häkämies
Chief Communications Officer
Phone: +358 20 7687 232