LÄNNEN TEHTAAT AND RAISIO TO ESTABLISH A FEED JOINT VENTURE IN RUSSIA

Lännen Tehtaat plc   Stock Exchange Release        May 4, 2005 at 10.00 a.m.

LÄNNEN TEHTAAT AND RAISIO TO ESTABLISH A FEED JOINT VENTURE IN RUSSIA

Suomen Rehu, a part of Lännen Tehtaat Group, is engaged in export of industrial
feeds and premixes to Russia. Lännen Tehtaat aims to strengthen its position in
Russian feed business.

Lännen Tehtaat and Raisio will establish a 50/50 owned joint venture, which will
be in charge of commencing farm feed production in north-west Russia either
through building up own production capacity or through an acquisition.

The industrial feed market of north-west Russia is approximately of same size as
the Finnish feed market. Combining the wide know-how of Lännen Tehtaat and Raisio
in Russia creates good business opportunities in the growing feed markets of
Northwest Russia. In these markets, the joint venture aims for a significant
market share in the next five years.

Final closing of the deal is subject to the clearance by merger control
authorities in Finland and in Russia.

LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC
Erkki Lepistö
CEO


Further information: Erkki  Lepistö, CEO, +358 10 402 00

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