Vallvik Mill, which forms part of the Rottneros Group, produced well over
20,000 tonnes of chemical sulphate pulp in June. This is the highest ever
monthly production at the mill and is well over the old record. Furthermore, a
new daily record of 740 tonnes was achieved.
"It is very pleasing that several years of goal-oriented work has yielded such
tangible results," says Robert Jensen, MD of Vallvik Mill. "Furthermore, we
have an excellent outcome in terms of quality – we have managed to achieve our
environmental objectives and are delivering to our customers according to plan.
All of our employees have good reason to look forward to a well-deserved
holiday."
Rottneros has invested over a quarter of a billion Swedish kronor in Vallvik
Mill in recent years in order to satisfy the environmental requirements imposed
on the mill, while annual capacity increases from 200,000 tonnes to 240,000
tonnes. The Environmental Court is considering a permit application to
temporarily increase production from 220,000 to 242,000 tonnes, and a decision
is expected during the third quarter of 2012. The company is preparing a permit
application to enable it to permanently increase production up to 300,000
tonnes.
For further information, please contact:
Ole Terland, CEO and President, Rottneros AB, +46 8 590 010 00
Robert Jensen, Managing Director, Vallviks Bruk AB, +46 270 620 00
Rottneros discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the Securities
Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The Information was
submitted for publication on 2 July 2012 at 10.00 CET.
Rottneros is an independent producer of market pulp. The Group comprises the
parent company Rottneros AB, listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, and its
subsidiaries Rottneros Bruk AB and Vallviks Bruk AB with operations involving
the production and sale of market pulp. The Group also includes the wood
procurement company Rottneros Baltic SIA in Latvia. The Group has around 298
employees and had a turnover of approximately SEK 1.5 billion in the 2011
financial year.
