Metsäliitto Osuuskunta
Metsä Group closes the divestment of its pole business

DGAP-News: Metsäliitto Osuuskunta

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Metsä Group Press Release 3 February 2015


On 14 January 2015, Metsäliitto Cooperative, the parent company of Metsä Group,
announced the divestment of the entire share capital of Metsä Wood's UK-based
pole business subsidiary Burt Boulton & Haywood Ltd (BBH) to ScanPole Ltd. The
divestment was finalised on 2 February 2015. The transaction does not have a
significant impact on Metsä Wood's financial results. 


METSÄ GROUP
Group Communications

For additional information, please contact:
Atte Ailio, Chief Financial Officer, Metsä Wood, Tel: +358 40 520 8196


www.metsagroup.com

Metsä Group is a responsible forest industry group whose products' main raw
material is renewable and sustainably grown Nordic wood. Metsä Group focuses on
tissue and cooking papers, consumer packaging paperboard, pulp, wood products,
and wood supply and forest services. Its high-quality products combine
renewable raw materials, customer-orientation, sustainable development and
innovation. Metsä Group's sales totalled EUR 4.9 billion in 2013, and it
employs approximately 11,000 people. The Group operates in some 30 countries.
Metsäliitto Cooperative is the parent company of Metsä Group and is owned by
approximately 123,000 Finnish forest owners. 

www.metsawood.com

Metsä Wood provides competitive and environmentally friendly wood products for
construction, industry and distributor partners. The products are manufactured
from Nordic wood, a sustainable raw material of premium quality. Metsä Wood's
sales were EUR 897 million in 2013, and it employs approximately 2,500 people.
Metsä Wood is part of Metsä Group.
News Source: NASDAQ OMX



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Language:    English                 
Company:     Metsäliitto Osuuskunta  
 
 
             Finland                 
ISIN:        FI0002001611            
 
 
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