A tradition of innovation

Welcome

to Perlen Papier

Over 140 years of Perlen Papier

Raw materials

Production

Sales

W a t e r

F i b r e s

L o g i s t i c s

Own capacities

-

Recovered paper

#1

-

Wood

-

Pulp

E l e c t r i c i t y

H e a t

-

Electricity market

Steam from

-

Biomass power

-

Renergia waste

plant

incinerator

-

Hydro power

-

Biomass power

plants

plant

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  • 565 000 tonnes on two paper machines (PMs)
  • 365 000 tonnes of newsprint (PM 7)
  • 200 000 tonnes of magazine paper (PM 4)
  • PM 7: most advanced machine in Europe
  • Productivity 2009-2019: +72%
  • 360 employees
  • ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001
  • Sustainability: carbon footprint <76% of competitors
  • Own recovered paper sorting plant in Utzenstorf
  • 90% by truck
  • 10% by rail
  • Focus: core markets
    (in Switzerland and neighbouring countries)
  • LOG auction platform

Our products and their use

PM 4

Magazine paper (LWC)

PM 7

MagazinesNewsprint 35%

Newspapers

65%

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Graphic printing paper types

Price

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Wood-free coated

Wood-free uncoated

HWC

MWC

Enhanced LWC

Standard LWC

SCA (A, B, C)

Improved newsprint

Standard newsprint

= Range of Perlen Papier AG

Quality

Our fibre raw materials

Recovered paper

83.0 %

500 000 tonnes a year

75% from

Wood16.7 %

100 000 tonnes a year

85% from

Pulp0.3 %

2 000 tonnes a year

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The PM 7 newsprint paper machine

Europe's most advanced

Dryer section

Press section Wire section

Reelers

Reel section

Calender

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Our sales network

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Paris Munich

Perlen

Rome

Own offices

Core market sales offices: Switzerland, Germany, Italy, France

Agents: UK, Benelux, Spain, Eastern Europe, Turkey, India, China, Latin America

Our biggest competitor

  • the internet

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Overcapacities

  • due to digitalization

Falling consumption

Overcapacity

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Overcapacities and prices

Production

Consumption -8 to 10% a year

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Capacity, demand and prices

in Western Europe

Newsprint

Mio. t

10

8

6

Capacity

4

Demand

2

0

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

CHF / t (45 g/m²)

1000

900

800

700

600

Price

500

400

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Magazine paper

Mio. t

10

8

6

4

2

0

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

CHF / t (LWC 60 g/m²)

1000

900

800

700

600

500

400

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

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EUR/CHF, 2005-2019

> 80% EUR exports

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Our response to market developments

Our key strategic thrusts

  • Cost leadership in sales markets through efficient structures and processes
  • Raising market share in a shrinking market
  • Direct customer contacts and efficient customer services
  • Flexible and swift decision-making
  • Digitalizing our core processes
  • Differentiation through modified and eco-efficient products
  • Sustainability and reducing our emissions

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Costs per tonne of paper

variable

-32 %

2009

2009

2019

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fixed

-49 %

2009

2019

Market shares in Western Europe

Western Europe

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Digitalizing core processes

Machines & plant

Industry 3.0 Planning & steering

Customer connections

Industry 4.0 Supplier connections

LOG auction platform

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Sustainability and carbon emissions

Climate-neutral paper?

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Our partner Renergia

Energy from waste means per year:

250 000 tonnes of waste disposed of in Central Switzerland

160 gigawatt-hours of electricity generated, enough for 38 000 homes

30 million litres of heating oil saved

90 000 tonnes fewer CO2 emissions

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Costs - quality - service

A competitive cost structure

Top quality

Flexible customer service

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Business development

Net sales

360

300

240

180

120

60

0

2016

2017

2018

2019

H1 20

in CHF million

EBITDA

60

24%

50

20%

40

16%

30

12%

20

8%

10

4%

0

0%

2016

2017

2018

2019

H1 20

in CHF million

in % of net sales

2019 net sales by region

22% Switzerland

74% Rest of Europe

1% The Americas

3% Asia

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1st half of 2020

  • Demand for paper products already down 10% in Q1
  • Q2 demand down 40% as a result of the coronavirus crisis
  • Overcapacities forced production to be halted for days at a time
  • Recovered paper prices rose again at the start of the coronavirus crisis, owing to restricted collections

Earnings benchmarks

Q1/18 - Q2/20

EBITDA in % of sales

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