Profit warning: Metsä Group's comparable operating result for April–June 2025 will be clearly negative

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In its January–March 2025 interim report published on 29 April 2025, Metsä Group estimated that the company's comparable operating result in April–June 2025 will be weaker than in January–March 2025. The comparable operating result for January–March 2025 was EUR 81 million.

Metsä Group now estimates that the company's comparable operating result in April–June 2025 will be approximately EUR -35 million, which is significantly lower than the company's previous estimate.

The negative comparable operating result was caused particularly by the weak demand for market pulp in Europe and China. The uncertainty caused by US import duties has had a negative impact on the purchasing behaviour of paperboard customers in particular. Therefore, the Group company Metsä Board had to adjust its paperboard production more strongly than previously planned.

Metsä Group will publish its half-year report for January–June 2025 on 31 July 2025 at 12:00.

For further information, please contact:

Vesa-Pekka Takala, EVP, CFO Metsä Group, tel. +358 40 570 0074


Metsä Group
www.metsagroup.com

Metsä Group has its roots in the Finnish forests: our parent company Metsäliitto Cooperative is owned by over 90,000 forest owners. We use wood to make recyclable products for the day-to-day lives of millions of people globally. We focus on wood supply and forest services, wood products, pulp, paperboards, and tissue and greaseproof papers. We are committed to the principles of regenerative forestry to measurably strengthen the state of forest nature. We promote a culture of diversity, equality and inclusion. In 2024 our sales totaled EUR 5.7 billion, and we have around 9,600 employees.

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