Metsä Group Press Release 30 June 2014
On 10 June 2014, Metsäliitto Cooperative, the parent company of Metsä Group, announced the divestment of the entire share capital of its subsidiary Metsä Wood Eesti AS to Combimill Invest OÜ. The divestment was finalised on 30 June 2014 following the approval of the Estonian competition authority. The transaction will not have a significant impact on Metsä Wood’s financial results.
For further information, please contact:
Atte Ailio, Chief Financial Officer, Metsä Wood, Tel: +358 10 469 4381
www.metsagroup.com
Metsä Group is a responsible forest industry group whose products’ main raw material is renewable and sustainably grown northern wood. Metsä Group focuses on tissue and cooking papers, consumer packaging paperboard, pulp, wood products, and wood supply and forest services. Its high-quality products combine renewable raw materials, customer-orientation, sustainable development and innovation. Metsä Group’s sales totalled EUR 4.9 billion in 2013, and it employs approximately 11,000 people. The Group operates in some 30 countries. Metsäliitto Cooperative is the parent company of Metsä Group and is owned by approximately 123,000 Finnish forest owners.
Metsä Wood provides competitive and environmentally friendly wood products for construction, industry and distributor partners. The products are manufactured from northern wood, a sustainable raw material of premium quality. Metsä Wood’s sales were EUR 897 million in 2013, and we employ approximately 2,500 people. Metsä Wood is part of Metsä Group.