9M21 Results 18

October 27th, 2021

Global ESG score:

91/100

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9M21 business highlights

Strong EBITDA recovery driven by pulp prices and cost control

Strong pulp price recovery is boosting the business operating margin in 2021

Cost savings and efficiencies offset inflation in raw materials during 9M21

Higher renewable energy sales from the two new biomass plants

+125% EBITDA growth before hedges in 9M21 up to €134m

€40m underlying net income, before one-off hedges and the impact of the ruling on the Pontevedra concession

€16m Net debt reduction despite lower factoring usage and carry-over payments

  • Average gross BHKP price in Europe of US$1,140/t in 3Q21 and US$ 967/t in 9M21
  • Temporary decoupling between Europe and China due to strong demand in Europe and logistic constraints
  • Pulp production: + 2% in 9M21 to 759 Kt
  • Cash cost maintained at €377/t in 9M21
  • Renewable Energy sales: +6% in 9M21 (excluding Puertollano CSP)
  • Huelva 50-MW biomass power plant restarted in mid October
  • Pulp business EBITDA before hedges: x6 in 9M21 to €100m
  • Renewable business EBITDA before hedges: +21% in 9M21 (excluding Puertollano CSP) to €34m
  • Regulatory collar implied non-cash provisions of €11m in the Pulp business and €18m in the Energy business
  • Hedges signed in 2020 had a negative impact of €28m in Pulp and €20m Energy in 9M21
  • The National Court´s ruling on the Pontevedra concession had a non-cashnet impact of €196m in 2Q21
  • €16m net debt reduction to €162m despite a €19m reduction in the usage of factoring facilities and €49m of carry over payments
  • €375m of cash on the balance sheet
  • Prepayment of €115m of gross debt in the Pulp business in 9M21
  • €130m RCF and €80m bilateral loans refinanced in 3Q21

Ence is a leader in sustainability in the

global Pulp industry, according to

Ence ranked as the world leader in sustainability in the pulp and paper sector by Sustainalytics, which lifted

Ence's overall ESG score to 91/100 in 2Q21

Sustainalytics

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Strong pulp price recovery

Boosting the Pulp business operating margin in 2021

GROSS BHKP Prices in Europe

ENCE NET average sales price

(US$ / t)

(/t)

+60%

+27%

1.200

600

614

516

1.000

500

384

407

800

400

600

300

400

200

200

100

12

18

0

11

12

13

13

14

14

15

15

16

16

17

17

18

19

19

20

20

21

21

Sep-

Mar-

Sep-

Mar-

Sep-

Mar-

Sep-

Mar-

Sep-

Mar-

Sep-

Mar-

Sep-

Mar-

Sep-

Mar-

Sep-

Mar-

Sep-

Mar-

Sep-

3 Q 2 0

3 Q 2 1

9 M 2 0

9 M 2 1

Source: FOEX

GROSS pulp prices in Europe at US$ 1,140/t in 3Q21 and US$ 967/t

Ence´s NET selling price improved by 60% in 3Q21 and by

27% in 9M21

in 9M21

Temporary decoupling between Europe and China due to strong

Boosting the pulp business operating margin

demand in Europe and logistic constraints

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No mayor supply increases in 2021

Pulp demand set to outgrow supply over 2022-25

Key Expected Annual Changes in Global Market Pulp Demand and Supply (m t)1

Mn t

2022

2023

2022-23

2024

2022-24

2025

2022-25

EXPECTED ANNUAL MARKET PULP DEMAND GROWTH

1,9

1,9

3,8

1,9

5,7

1,9

7,6

EXPECTED ANNUAL MARKET PULP SUPPLY GROWTH (CONFIRMED)

0,5

1,7

2,2

1,8

4,0

1,3

5,3

SUZANO (Brasil)

BHKP

0,7

0,7

1,4

2,1

UPM (Uruguay)

BHKP

1,4

1,4

0,6

2,0

2,0

ARAUCO (Chile)

BHKP

0,7

0,5

1,2

1,2

1,2

BRACELL (Brasil)

BHKP

0,2

0,2

0,4

0,4

0,4

MET SA FIBER (Finland)

BSKP

0,6

0,6

0,3

0,9

CMPC (Brasil)

BHKP

0,3

0,3

0,3

NON COMPETITIVE CAPACITY AVERAGE ANNUAL CLOSURES

(0,4)

(0,4)

(0,8)

(0,4)

(1,2)

(0,4)

(1,6)

SURPLUS / (DEFICIT)

(1,4)

(0,2)

(1,6)

(0,1)

(1,7)

(0,6)

(2,3)

Source: ENCE estimates

1. Estimates correspond to the expected increase in supply and demand for market pulp for paper production. They therefore exclude the production of integrated pulp and other pulp grades such as Dissolving Pulp or Fluff.

We assume one of the two lines of the Bracell project in Sao Paulo will produce Dissolving Pulp for the Group´s internal use and the other line will by mostly destined to the expansion of the Group paper and cardboard capacity in China.

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