Greenville, South Carolina (December 04, 2015) - KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM), a leading global supplier of electronic components, announced that Hughes-Peters has become an authorized reseller of KEMET's line of capacitor technologies. Hughes-Peters is a multi-regional distributor of interconnect, passive and electromechanical products with value-added services that provide solutions to partnered customers. Headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, with seven branches throughout the Midwest and Texas, Hughes-Peters offers KEMET the opportunity to broaden its distribution and customer base in these regions.

'KEMET's vision is to be the preferred supplier of electronic component solutions for customers demanding the highest standards of quality, delivery and service and we're excited to be working together to deliver this with Hughes-Peters,' said Patrick Stringer, Senior Director of Americas Global Accounts at KEMET.

Hughes-Peters has a large team of technology and sales professionals with a strong knowledge of both KEMET products and the electronic components industry as a whole. This enables them to provide intelligent and insightful advice to partners as they assist their clients in designing in KEMET technology to meet their requirements.

'Hughes-Peters is very excited to be on board with KEMET. We look forward to growing KEMET sales for the entire product line at all locations and expanding the possibilities for our customers,' said Mike Smith, Vice President of Sales at Hughes-Peters.

KEMET strongly encourages all customers to buy KEMET products exclusively through authorized sources to ensure that the proper storage/handling conditions have been maintained and the legitimacy of the origin of products can be verified. Customers that buy KEMET electronics components from non-authorized sources run the risk of procuring counterfeit product which can lead to reliability concerns, warranty expenses, field replacements, and liability claims. All authorized KEMET sources are listed at: http://www.kemet.com/distributors

About KEMET

KEMET Corporation is a leading global supplier of electronic components. We offer our customers the broadest selection of capacitor technologies in the industry, along with an expanding range of electromechanical devices, electromagnetic compatibility solutions and supercapacitors. Our vision is to be the preferred supplier of electronic component solutions demanding the highest standards of quality, delivery and service. KEMET's common stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol 'KEM.' Additional information about KEMET can be found at http://www.kemet.com .

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For further information: Dr. John C. Boan, Vice President, Marketing, johnnyboan@kemet.com, 954.766.2813

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