Metsäliitto Osuuskunta
Metsäliitto Cooperative has signed a EUR 75 million loan agreement with the European Investment Bank

DGAP-News: Metsäliitto Osuuskunta

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Metsä Group Press Release 12 June 2015

Metsäliitto Cooperative, the parent company of Metsä Group, has today signed a
EUR 75 million loan agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB). The loan
relates to the financing of Metsä Fibre Corporation's Äänekoski bioproduct mill
project, announced on 11 June 2015. 

The loan is amortizing with equal instalments, final repayment date being 9
years from the signing date. The loan will be submitted for backing by the EU
budget guarantee under the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI). The
European Commission and the EIB will deploy the Investment Plan for Europe via
the EFSI. 

METSÄ GROUP
Group Communications

For further information, please contact:
Vesa-Pekka Takala, CFO, Metsä Group, tel. +358 (0)10 465 4260



www.metsagroup.com

Metsä Group is a responsible forest industry group whose products' main raw
material is wood from northern, sustainably managed forests. Metsä Group
focuses on tissue and cooking papers, fresh forest fibre paperboards, 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 5 billion in 2014, and it
employs approximately 10,500 people. The Group operates in some 30 countries.
Metsäliitto Cooperative is the parent company of Metsä Group and is owned by
approximately 122,000 Finnish forest owners.
News Source: NASDAQ OMX



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Language:    English                 
Company:     Metsäliitto Osuuskunta  
 
 
             Finland                 
ISIN:        FI0002001611            
 
 
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