Metsä Board Oyj : Metsä Board to purchase all shares in Hämeenkyrön Voima Oy
January 03, 2022 at 02:09 am EST
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Metsä Board Corporation press release 3 January 2022
Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, purchases from Pohjolan Voima Oyj all the shares in Hämeenkyrön Voima Oy that it owns. Metsä Board has announced its plan to purchase the shares on 27 September 2021. In addition, Metsä Board will purchase from DL Power Oy, part of Leppäkoski Group, all the shares in Hämeenkyrön Voima Oy that it owns. Both transactions have been completed on 1 January 2022, after which Metsä Board will own 100% of Hämeenkyrön Voima Oy. The transaction will not have a significant impact on Metsä Board's key financial figures.
METSÄ BOARD CORPORATION
For further information, please contact:
Marjo Halonen, VP Communications, Metsä Board
Mobile: +358 (0)50 598 7046
Email: marjo.halonen@metsagroup.com
Metsä Board www.metsaboard.com
Metsä Board is a leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards. We focus on lightweight and high-quality folding boxboards, food service boards and white kraftliners. The pure fresh fibres we use in our products are a renewable resource, traceable to origin in sustainably managed northern forests. We are a forerunner in sustainability, and we aim for completely fossil free mills and raw materials by 2030.
Together with our customers we develop innovative packaging solutions to create better consumer experiences with less environmental impact. In 2020, our sales totalled EUR 1.9 billion, and we have about 2,400 employees. Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki.
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Metsä Group www.metsagroup.comMetsä Group leads the way in the bioeconomy. We invest in growth, developing bioproducts and a fossil free future. The raw material for our products is renewable wood from sustainably managed northern forests. We focus on the growth sectors of the forest industry: wood supply and forest services, wood products, pulp, fresh fibre paperboards, and tissue and greaseproof papers.
Metsä Group's annual sales is approximately EUR 5.5 billion, and we have around 9,200 employees in 30 countries. Our international Group has its roots in the Finnish forest: our parent company is Metsäliitto Cooperative owned by 100,000 forest owners.
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Metsä Board Oyj is a leading European cardboard and paper producer. Net sales break down by product family as follows:
- packaging cardboard (59%): for cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and food products and cigarettes;
- white kraftliner (24%). The group also provides office paper and special papers (papers for printing magazines, catalogues, art books, advertising materials, etc.);
- pulp (13%);
- other (4%).
At the end of 2023, the group had 8 production sites located in Finland (7) and Sweden.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Finland (4.6%), Europe/Middle East/Africa (61.8%), the United States (22.3%), America (4.3%) and Asia/Pacific (7%).
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