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ACTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2006--Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) has received an order for a stock-preparation system worth in excess of $7 million from Zhejiang Jingxing Paper Joint Stock Co., Ltd., of Pinghu City, in China's Zhejiang Province. The system, to be supplied by the company's

ACTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 2006--Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) today announced that it recently received an order for stock-preparation equipment valued in excess of $3 million from Lee & Man Paper Industries Co., Ltd., for its Dongguan Mill in China's Guangdong Province.

ACTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2005--For the third quarter of 2005, Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) reported that revenues from continuing operations increased 33 percent to $64.8 million, compared with $48.9 million in the 2004 quarter, including $17.7 million from recently acquired Kadant Johnson.

ACTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 2005--Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) announced that its Kadant Composites LLC subsidiary has sold its composite decking and roofing business to Minneapolis-based LDI Composites Co. in an asset sale for approximately $11 million in cash, subject to a post-closing

ACTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2005--Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) announced that it will release its 2005 third quarter results after the market closes on Wednesday, November 2, 2005, and will hold a conference call for investors the next day, Thursday, November 3, at 11 a.m. Eastern time.

ACTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 2005--For the second quarter of 2005, Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) reported that revenues from continuing operations increased 24 percent to $65.1 million (including 21 percent, or $11.1 million, from recently acquired Kadant Johnson and a 2 percent benefit from

ACTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 2005--Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) announced that it will release its 2005 second quarter results after the market closes on Wednesday, August 3, 2005, and will hold a conference call for investors the next day, Thursday, August 4, at 11 a.m. Eastern time.

ACTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18, 2005--Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) has received approximately $5 million in orders for stock-preparation systems from Ningxia Meili Paper Industry Co., Ltd., a Chinese producer of a range of paper products, from linerboard to fine stationery.

ACTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2005--Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) announced that Mr. Thomas C. Leonard was elected to the company's board of directors at its annual meeting of shareholders yesterday. The board of directors also appointed Mr. Leonard to serve on its audit committee and designated

ACTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 31, 2005--Kadant Inc. (NYSE: KAI) will conduct a live Webcast of its 2005 annual shareholders' meeting on Tuesday, June 7, at 2:30 p.m. Eastern time. The meeting will be held at the Langham Hotel, 250 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts.