ESPOO, Finland, Jan. 30, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- M-real Corporation has today sold the remaining 17 per cent of the Metsa Tissue's shares in its possession to Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company and to Sampo Life Insurance Company Ltd.
As a consequence of the transaction, Metsa Tissue's owners are:
Metsaliitto Osuuskunta 66 per cent Tapiola Group 17 per cent Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company and Sampo Life Insurance Company Ltd 17 per cent
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