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    Learn Why The Bull Case For Kemira (HLSE:KEMIRA) Could Change Following Iron Phosphate Pilot Launch

    Simply Wall St·09/16/2026 21:23:25
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    • Kemira Oyj has begun pilot iron phosphate production at its Helsingborg, Sweden site, supplying a key precursor for lithium iron phosphate batteries used in electric vehicles and energy storage.
    • The pilot line allows Kemira to move from laboratory work to larger scale customer trials, testing whether its inorganic chemistry expertise can support a new role in Western battery material supply chains.
    • We will now examine how Kemira's investment narrative could be influenced by this new iron phosphate pilot for battery materials.

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    Kemira Oyj Investment Narrative Recap

    For Kemira Oyj, you effectively need to believe the traditional water, pulp and packaging chemicals portfolio can keep funding selective bets in newer, regulation driven niches. The iron phosphate pilot fits that pattern. It widens the optionality into battery materials without committing heavy capital yet, so it supports the story but does not transform it on its own.

    The near term swing factor still sits in restoring profitability where margins have compressed and end markets look mature, especially in Packaging & Hygiene Solutions and pulp related demand. Execution risk around cost actions, volumes and working capital management remains central. The pilot facility neither removes that risk nor meaningfully adds to it today.

    With no other recent announcements listed, the iron phosphate pilot itself is the operational move to focus on. It links directly to Kemira Oyj's existing strengths in inorganic and iron based chemistries and to its track record of taking processes from lab to commercial scale in water and fiber chemicals.

    From a catalyst angle, this pilot gives investors a concrete checkpoint for whether Kemira can secure customer qualifications and progress toward any larger scale investment. The risk is that resources and attention shift toward a new vertical while core segments still face margin pressure, currency swings and structurally slower revenue growth than the wider Finnish market.

    Kemira Oyj's current analyst narrative points to revenues of €3.0b and earnings of €234.9 million by 2029. This setup assumes 3.4% yearly revenue growth and an earnings increase of about €89.9 million from earnings today of €145.0 million.

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    Exploring Other Perspectives

    One alternate view pins the key risk on Kemira Oyj’s ongoing growth projects and acquisitions. The most cautious analysts were only baking in about €2.9b of revenue and €234.9 million of earnings by 2029 before this battery materials news. That is a much flatter story. Consider that gap as a way to explore how your own expectations might shift now.

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    This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.