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Independent Auditors' Consent
The Board of Directors
KEMET Corporation:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (No. 33-60092) on Form S-8 of KEMET Corporation of our report dated September 20, 2002 relating to the statements of net assets available for benefits of the KEMET Employees' Savings Plan at March 30, 2002 and 2001, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, as well as the related financial statement schedule, which report appears in the March 30, 2002 annual report on Form 11-K of the KEMET Employees' Savings Plan.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Greenville, South Carolina
September 25, 2002