Rottneros\' subsidiary Vallviks Bruk AB has on January 12th been granted
permission by the Land and Environment Court in Östersund to produce the
requested 255,000 tons of sulphate pulp. It is a comprehensive permit
under the Swedish Environmental Code, which is associated with a number
of conditions, which are broadly in line with the company\'s previously
stated position.
\"The new permit will ensure that we can continue with our long-term
industrial plan, Agenda 500 and increase the capacity of both our mills.
The permit also ensures that we can continue to develop the company and
our organization,” says Per Lundeen, CEO of Rottneros.
For further information, please contact:
Per Lundeen, CEO of Rottneros AB, +46 70 518 33 47
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 13 January 2016 at 08:30
CET.
Rottneros is an independent producer of market pulp. The Group comprises
the parent company Rottneros AB, listed on NASDAQ 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 250 employees and had a turnover of approximately
SEK 1.5 billion in the 2014 financial year.
