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UPM Plans To Close Two Units In Germany



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May 29 (Reuters) -UPM-Kymmene Oyj UPM.HE:

  • PLANS TO REDUCE GRAPHIC PAPER CAPACITY IN GERMANY TO ALIGN WITH CUSTOMER DEMAND AND ENSURE COMPETITIVENESS

  • IF REALIZED, MEASURES WOULD RESULT IN ANNUAL REDUCTIONS OF 330,000 TONNES OF NEWSPRINT PAPER CAPACITY AND 280,000 TONNES OF UNCOATED FINE PAPER CAPACITY

  • TO SHUT DOWN ONE FINE PAPER MACHINE AT NORDLAND PAPIER (PM 3) IN DÖRPEN, BOTH ASSETS LOCATED IN GERMANY

  • NUMBER OF POSITIONS AFFECTED IS ESTIMATED APPROXIMATELY AT 135 IN HÜRTH AND 210 IN DÖRPEN

  • GRAPHIC PAPER DEMAND HAS CONTINUED TO DECLINE

  • PRODUCTION ON REMAINING PAPER MACHINES AT NORDLAND PAPIER WILL CONTINUE AS BEFORE

  • DURABLE RECOVERY IS NOT EXPECTED, RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT OVERCAPACITY IN MARKET

  • WOULD RECOGNIZE RESTRUCTURING CHARGES OF EUR 113 MILLION (EUR 68 MILLION CASH IMPACT AND AN IMPAIRMENT OF EUR 45 MILLION) AS ITEMS AFFECTING COMPARABILITY IN ITS Q2 2024 RESULT

  • PLANNED ACTIONS ARE ESTIMATED TO RESULT IN ANNUAL FIXED COST SAVINGS OF EUR 45 MILLION

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Further company coverage: UPM.HE


(Gdansk Newsroom)

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