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Södra's operating profit for 2012 amounted to SEK -929 million. This is due in part to a major economic downturn and a strong Swedish krona. Despite this, the equity ratio remains high, and the Board is proposing a profit share…
Due to continuously escalating raw material costs Kemira increases the price for Alkenyl Succinic Anhydride (ASA) products in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Price increase will range from 5% to 10% and will be effective for all deliveries from April…
Resolute Forest Products Inc. reported a net loss of $2 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, or $0.02 per share, on sales of $4.5 billion. This compares with net income of $41 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, on…
CEO Per Lindberg comments on the development during Q4 2012: “With the finalization of the historic combination between Billerud and Korsnäs, the fourth quarter was an unusually eventful one. We also completed the integration of our paper machines in Finland…
Metsä Board Corporation Financial Statements 1 January–31 December 2012, 7 February 2013 at 12:00 noon Full year result for 2012 -Sales were EUR 2,108 million (Q1–Q4/2011: 2,485). -The operating result excluding non-recurring items was EUR 74 million (59). The operating…
Thursday, 07 February 2013 08:30

Norske Skog: Challenging market and lower debt

Norske Skog continues to reduce debt and fixed costs despite challenging markets. Net loss was significantly influenced by non-cash items such as impairments and change in value of energy contracts. Norske Skog had gross operating earnings (EBITDA) in the fourth…
Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global technology and specialty materials company, will increase list and off-list selling prices for the following products effective immediately, or as contracts allow. These increases are additive to the increases announced in January 2013. 
“Strong cash flow, earnings stable in fourth quarter - clearly deteriorating paper outlook requires further permanent capacity reductions “Stora Enso finished the fourth quarter with continued strong cash flow and operating earnings slightly up year-on-year, but slightly down on the…
Karelia governor Aleksandr Hudilainen announced that Bank Sankt-Peterburg was chosen as investor for troubled Kondopoga pulpmill. "We will be crediting the pulpmill, but we are not going to enter this business", bank's press service told WhatWood. "Quite a good way…
Selenga pulp and board mill (located in Buryatia Republic, belongs to Continental Management holding) expects a 16% growth in containerboard sales in 2013. In value terms, growth would amount to 29%. This will be possible due to growing market capacity,…
International Paper (NYSE: IP) reported preliminary full-year 2012 net earnings attributable to common shareholders totaling $794 million ($1.80 per share) compared with $1.3 billion($3.03 per share) in full-year 2011. In the fourth quarter of 2012, the company reported net earnings of $235 million ($0.53 per share) compared with $281 million ($0.65 per…
Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH), a global leader in specialty chemical solutions for consumer and industrial markets, today announced preliminary(1) financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2012, the first quarter of its 2013 fiscal year. Ashland reported income from…
Wood pellet exports from North America to Europe were up over 70% in the 3Q/12 year-over-year, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review Rapid expansion of wood pellet production in both the US South and British Columbia has dramatically increased…
Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global technology and specialty materials company and a global leader in emulsion polymers, announced today it will increase the price of acrylic-based emulsions sold in the Americas. Pure acrylic and styrene acrylic emulsions will increase…
Friday, 25 January 2013 14:00

SCA Year-end Report Q4 2012

The packaging operations that were divested on June 30, 2012, are reported for the current and preceding year only as a separate line item in the income statement – Net profit for the period from disposal group. Comments in this…