Metsä Group’s parent company Metsäliitto Cooperative (Metsäliitto) and Japanese trading company Itochu Corporation (Itochu) have completed a transaction on 4 February 2026, in which Metsäliitto acquired a 5.1% stake in Metsä Fibre Oy (Metsä Fibre) from Itochu.
As a result of the transaction, Metsäliitto's ownership in Metsä Fibre has increased to 55.2%, and Itochu now holds 19.9% of the total share capital of Metsä Fibre.The share of the third owner, Metsä Board Corporation, remained unchanged at 24.9%.
Itochu will remain as a committed minority shareholder in the company, and the long-term commercial cooperation between Metsä Group and Itochu will continue.
More information:
Wilhelm Wolff, EVP, Strategy and Investments, Metsä Group. +358 40 716 8328
Miika Arola, EVP, Legal and Compliance, Metsä Group, +358 50 381 9359
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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