EPEC OY TO INVEST IN PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY TO ENSURE CAPACITY AND QUALITY

Epec Oy, a technology subsidiary of Ponsse Oyj, is to invest in a new production
line in order to meet the challenge of increasing demand and to ensure high
quality. The investment will enable a nearly five-fold increase in capacity
compared to the present situation. The new production line represents the state-of-
the-art technology in the industry, consisting of products from Siemens and
Speedline, among others. The requirements of the RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous
Substances) directive have also been taken into account when procuring the
equipment. The investment is a continuation to the ERP system, visual inspection
device and final testing equipment projects initiated in 2005, by which the
capacity and performance of quality assurance will be substantially increased. The
total value of the investments exceeds EUR 1.5 million.

Customers of Epec Oy are leading manufacturers of off-road machinery. As a result
of the new investment, Epec Oy has good growth potential to also provide a
comprehensive range of services to customers in new industries, ranging from
design to manufacture of control systems.

Epec Oy is a technology subsidiary of Ponsse Group specialised in designing and
manufacturing control systems for off-road machinery. Epec employs more than 100
people in Seinäjoki and Kajaani.

Vieremä, 16 January 2006

PONSSE OYJ


Arto Tiitinen
President and CEO

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Jouni Matikainen, CEO, Epec Oy +358 40 585 1200

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