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Cross-laminated-timber residential high-rise under construction in the heart of London

System Account — 2010-12-02 00:00:00

The construction of a groundbreaking eight storey residential high-rise, Bridport House, from Stora Enso’s cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels is currently underway in the London Borough of Hackney. The 10 week assembly phase is due to be completed by the end of December 2010.

Comprising 41 units, Bridport House replaces a 1950s block of flats and is seen as the kick-start to a wider regeneration of the borough’s run down estate. It is the first time that cross-laminated timber has been specified in the UK for an entire high-rise structure including the ground floor. Though the material has been used in high rise applications before now, previously the ground floor has been constructed from concrete.

The specification of CLT as the main structural material has helped to meet key sustainability objectives for the Bridport House project. By building with timber it is possible to offset emissions resulting from the construction process as timber acts as a carbon sink with each home containing approximately 30-40 m3 of timber which is equivalent to over 30 tonnes of CO2.

Stora Enso’s CLT panels have also provided a solution to a very specific issue of weight: Bridport House has a storm relief sewer running directly under the site making it unsuitable for a heavy traditional concrete frame structure. The properties of CLT’s engineered strength combined with its light weight have made it the ideal solution to overcome this problem. The structure has been designed in a way that the load bearing CLT panels are placed in a variety of positions on each floor, thus spreading the load. Because of this, it has also been possible to double the size of the replacement structure with only a 10% increase in overall weight.

What is CLT?

CLT panels are produced by glueing wooden lamellas crosswise together as enormous airtight elements. The prefabrication of the CLT elements offers a minimum of assembly time on site. Stora Enso’s CLT differs from other brands of CLT because it requires only a minimum of three layers to achieve air tightness due to its glueing process – not five or seven as is often the case. Also, the panels are edge glued using specialist technology which further increases their airtightness, acoustic and fire performance as well as making them watertight. This technique has the additional benefit of increasing the temporary weather protection when building in the winter months.

Stora Enso is producing CLT elements at its purpose-built factory in Bad St Leonhard, Austria, using locally sourced PEFC certified spruce.

More information on CLT solutions: http://www.clt.info/

New safety record at Arapoti Mill

System Account — 2010-07-14 00:00:00

Stora Enso’s Arapoti Mill in Brazil has set a new record in safety; the mill has reached 953 working days, without lost time, beating another safety record.

The former record was in 2003, when the mill achieved 952 days. "Moreover the record, there has been constant measures to reduce incidents at the mill and make people aware of the real value of safety,” says Lucinei Damalio, Mill Manager.

The low accident rates at the Arapoti Mill are the outcome of long-term safety training. In the beginning this meant improving employee behaviour and changing attitudes. It is crucial that everyone understands the importance of safety, not only for own employees but also for contractors providing services.

Key practical tools for managing safety at Arapoti have been regular safety meetings and daily discussions about safety. "Arapoti is a large mill and therefore all the safety measures have to be systematic and integrated into our daily procedures. Besides the training, the company provides safety tools that help us to develop our activities with safety. In the "Safety Observation”, we observe behavior and safe or unsafe activity of our colleagues; and finally "Preventive Safety Actions”, which is used to point out and eliminate risks in the workstation. It is the employee’s duty to put them in practice," says Lucinei.

"Each one of us is aware that there are risks in our working area, and we are responsible for the safety of all. The employees personal commitment is what counts – you are responsible for your own safety as well as for the safety of your colleague. Therefore it is essential that we all know the rules and apply them in our daily work,” Lucinei concludes.

Arapoti Mill is located 450 km from São Paulo in the state of Paraná in southern Brazil. The mill’s 360 employees work in modern and clean facilities where safety reminders can be seen everywhere. Arapoti Mill produces 180 000 tonnes of magazine paper per year, around 90% of which is sold in the Brazilian market. It is the only mill in the Southern Hemisphere manufacturing coated magazine paper.

For more information

Please see Arapoti MIll's pages

Stora Enso’s Finnish mills affected by stevedores’ strike – update information

System Account — 2010-03-10 00:00:00

Stevedores' strike at Finnish ports ended on Friday 19 March.

Strike, which lasted 16 days, affected to Stora Enso’s Finnish mills by closing 6 paper machines and 2 sheeting plants. Almost all closed production has now started again but it will still take weeks to normalize all operations in mills and especially in harbours.

Stora Enso’s website follows the situation and gives update information when needed.

For further information, please contact:

Media: Päivi Kauhanen, Director, Communications Finland, tel. +358 2046 21292
Investors: Ulla Paajanen-Sainio, Head of Investor Relations, tel. +358 2046 21242

Reading initiative started in Brazil

System Account — 2009-10-30 00:00:00

Stora Enso Arapoti Mill, Editora Globo and Arapoti City have recently launched a new reading initiative to encourage children and young people to read. The first pilot schools are located in Arapoti City and approximately 2 900 students are covered by the project.

Latin American media landscape is very much dominated by television. The same applies also to Brazil where television has a share of 60% of the advertising revenues. However, the largest media group in Brazil, Editora Globo, sees also a future for print media and is keen to attract young readers. The Group provides magazines for the reading iniative “SEi Ler – Stora Enso Incentivo a Leitura” (Stora Enso Reading Iniative), a pioneer project that was recently launched in Arapoti.

Every month Stora Enso in a partnership with Editora Globo provides magazines, with general subjects to public schools in the Arapoti city, utilising return freight. The same trucks that transport paper to large consumption centers, come back to Arapoti bringing magazines from Globo printers. Students can enjoy a reading space every week, for 45 minutes during their normal school day.

-With this project, we intend to cultivate social responsibility in Arapoti, assisting a quality improvement for the learning process, and as well as develop a reading habit amongst young people. It also strengthens Stora Enso and Editora Globo brand in the community, says Glauco Affonso, BA Publication Papers in Latin America.

The CEO of Editora Globo, Frederic Kachar, also welcomes the reading initiative. -We liked the project idea from the very beginning. Within the project framework we will make 3 000 magazines available to students every month. It will foster readership among the students in the city, Frederic Kachar says.

The project will be implemented in seven public schools, two daycare centers and rural schools in Arapoti, totaling 57 classrooms, which means that approximately 2 900 students are covered by the project. Stora Enso intends to expand the project also to the private schools in Arapoti.

Text: Sami Munter

An extraordinary year

System Account — 2009-02-26 00:00:00

Stora Enso’s CEO Jouko Karvinen and CFO Markus Rauramo discuss the results for 2008, the company’s future direction, the launch of the values, vision and mission, restructuring, and the prospects for 2009.

Year 2008 results and challenges
Jouko: Markus, after a tremendously diffi cult year and fourth quarter, what do you think of our results for 2008?

Markus: They are disappointing, no doubt. At the same time, we were – and are – financially sound with a strong balance sheet. If anything, we were prepared for a tough year because we had already faced some big challenges in 2007. In addition, perhaps most importantly of all, we have done everything possible to prepare for another challenging year in ‘09.

Jouko: 2007 and the fi rst part of ‘08 were not easy for a number of reasons, such as the weak dollar, the Russian wood duty threat and booming energy costs from oil prices. And just when our early actions started to have an impact on these issues, we faced the fourth quarter, something nobody has really seen before. Well, after the earlier issues, at least our team was experienced and ready to face the challenge of the fourth quarter.

Markus: Yes, I do feel good about the company and its people because they have shown such readiness and fl exibility in dealing with this. Of course this is the benefit, if you can call it that, of having had difficulties with big increases in wood prices, energy costs and currencies in 2007. These were extreme circumstances but we found the means to deal with it.

Jouko: Even with all the public uproar, I am still of the view that we took the right actions in 2008, such as divesting Papyrus, achieving independence from Russian wood and even the difficult restructuring actions. In fact it’s not what we did that I worry about, it is whether we moved early and fast enough. Do we as an organisation understand that we have probably made 20% of the necessary change – change required to reach a completely different earnings level?

Markus: Good question. I do think that we have at least found the right tools in the short term to do what we need to do – and that is obviously critical. In 2008 we reduced capital expenditure, which we’re doing further, drove down working capital very aggressively and focused on price quality. In the latter part of 2008 and first half of 2009 it’s about taking downtime and curtailment in production to be able to match changes in market demand, and adjusting every cost item as fast as possible.

Jouko: Yes, we have done a lot to position ourselves for the short term. Adjusting our manufacturing volumes to real demand was the right decision, which we did within days of the crisis in early October. This not only improved our cash fl ow, but also positioned us and prepared our people for a fi ght this year, although it cost us dearly in our fourth quarter earnings.

Markus: As we now continue along the path we embarked upon in late 2007, it is important for our people to understand that this is not only a battle to maximise short-term performance; it is also about being ready for possible opportunities in investment and even consolidation.

Jouko: So true, especially as our people have been in a perfect storm for so very long. They need to see that there is more to this than cuts and hardship, that there is light at the end of the long tunnel we are in. I hope that when our people read the press they see that, in spite of everything, we are one of the few in our industry who were able to produce a positive, albeit small, operating profit, and that the large negative numbers were not due to 2008 at all; rather they are a revaluation, or impairment, of historical investments over many years against the future world and market situation. Nevertheless, we in management need to keep in mind that these impairments, even if they have no cash impact now, are based on actual past investments with real cash.

Read the entire dialogue in the Annual Report 2008 at www.storaenso.com/annualreport.

Among the world’s 100 most sustainable companies

System Account — 2009-02-12 00:00:00

Stora Enso is included in the Global 100, a list of the 100 most sustainable companies in the world. The ranking was published at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland for the fifth time.

The Global 100, a highly appreciated ranking among sustainability professionals, evaluates companies according to how effectively they manage environmental, social and governance risks and opportunities, relative to their industry peers. Stora Enso was one of only two forest products companies included in the listing.

“I am very proud that the efforts of the Stora Enso team to keep sustainability right at the heart of our agenda, even in the very challenging operating environment our industry faces, have been recognized. This will encourage us all to strive for even further improvement,” commented Jouko Karvinen on the acknowledgement.

Stora Enso was also mentioned in the Global 100 announcement as the oldest company included in the ranking, with the companies’ roots reaching back to 1122 AD.

Read more about the results of our sustainability work in the Sustainability Performance 2008 report that will be published on the 26 February at
www.storaenso.com/sustainability.

Read more about the Global 100 listing at www.global100.org.

Financial results for full year 2008

System Account — 2009-01-27 00:00:00

Stora Enso's financial results for Q4 and full year 2008 were published on Thursday, 5 February 2009 at 08:00 CET. CEO Jouko Karvinen and CFO Markus Rauramo hosted a conference call at 15:00 CET that was webcasted live. A replay is available of the conference call.

Time in	Press release	Press conference	Telephone conference
Helsinki	09:00	11:00	16:00
Stockholm	08:00		15:00
London	07:00		14:00
New York	02:00		09:00

Conference call and webcast presentation

Speakers	Jouko Karvinen, CEO Markus Rauramo, CFO
Presentation	Financial Results for full year 2008
Participate	Replay Telephone Numbers: International: +44 (0)20 8609 0289 Sweden: 0200 896 363 US: 1 (866) 676 5865 Finland Toll number not available Access code: 251461# The conference call replay will be available until 14:00 GMT, Thursday 12 February 2009. The webcast will be archived on www.storaenso.com/investors

Meet Me! – Robert Pearson

System Account — 2009-01-07 00:00:00

Fibre based material has a good story to tell, says Robert Pearson, Technical Services and Sustainability Manager at Stora Enso UK. His daily topics range from printability to Carbon Footprint. Robert is based in Orpington where Stora Enso UK offices are located.

What do you like most in your job?
The Technical Customer Services (TCS) work is varied, dealing with the customers on a daily basis and reacting to any issues they have when using our products. The job allows me travel throughout the UK visiting the customers and end users (the printers) and meeting new people. The sustainability work is interesting as it’s such a hot topic at the moment, its great to be involved in the area as it develops.

What does Sustainability mean for the UK customers?
Currently the topics under discussion mainly involve fibre and timber sources. On a day to day level the customers want to know about certified wood availability and general traceability of our fibre, this information is often requested for the purpose of the customers own Corporate and Social Responsibility or to help promote the responsible sourcing of fibre.

There is an increasing demand for certified wood (FSC and PEFC for example) which is being driven by the increased consumer awareness of these certification schemes. Carbon Footprint is quickly becoming a more important issue. Our customers are beginning to calculate their own carbon footprints and report the carbon emissions of their paper suppliers too.

Fibre based material has a good story to tell; the raw material is renewable and recyclable so this is an underlying message which is important to communicate when discussing sustainability topics with our customers.

How is to live in greater London area?
I live in Blackheath which is around 5 miles from the centre of London. Blackheath has a good range of restaurants and Greenwich which is nearby has a great selection of pubs and a huge park overlooking the city. London is a great city with so much to see and do. The downside is obviously the traffic but despite the reputation I think public transport is very good in the capital.

Photos: Ilpo Musto

Books are here to stay

System Account — 2008-12-05 00:00:00

Books are one of the most popular items for Christmas shoppers. But besides seasonal highs books are enjoying a solid growth which is also reflected on Stora Enso´s book paper business.

Electronic books have been predicted to conquer the market for more than a decade. The prediction has not yet materialised. For example in the largest book market in the world – the US – the so called e-books have a market share of under 0,1 %. Jussi Uotinen, Sales & Marketing Manager for Stora Enso Book Papers, has an explanation.

"Reading habits don´t change so quickly and even if younger ones like Internet and mobiles they are not keen to pay over 400 USD for a separate e-book device. Our customers also indicate that traditional book has only benefited from Internet since books are being sold at record numbers on online portals. Selling books has become more easier and cost effective," says Jussi Uotinen.

Besides bookstores and online portals publishers have got closer to the consumer, which means being represented in places that are both accessible and convenient, such as supermarkets, department stores, bus and train stations and airports. This has increased the sales volumes as well.

Quality improvements
Stora Enso is the leading producer of book papers in Europe. The Group has invested 29 MEUR to its Anjala Mill PM2 in Finland to improve quality and productivity. The new PM2 start up was on 20 November.

The first customer tests were performed recently by WS Bookwell which is part of Sanoma, a leading media group in the Nordic countries. Matti Iso-Kulmala, Head of Quality & Development at WS Bookwell, thinks that the new quality shows solid results. The tests were done with a 70g 1-6 bulk paper.

"We like the fact that the new paper provides improved formation and performs well both for pictures and text, which we have been testing. The both sides of the paper are of equal even quality. The overall printability and runnability are according to our criteria," says Matti Iso-Kulmala.

Meet Me! Núria Canals

System Account — 2008-11-05 00:00:00

Núria Canals works at Stora Enso Barcelona Mill, where she is in charge of board sales to export markets. She has been with the company for 19 years and lives with her family near Barcelona.

How would you describe your job?
I handle sales of our WLC grades in some European and overseas markets. I take care of customer and market follow-up, offers, orders, complaints, control and end of month statistics. And between all of these tasks, I visit some of my key account customers. I am proud to contribute to recycling of paper and am always happy when we receive the blue containers from the streets of Barcelona and can process the recovered paper into excellent board material.

What does customer focus mean to you?
The most important think is to listen carefully to the customers in order to understand and identify their needs. We work closely with our customers and strive to build solid relationships. Another important point in the packaging business is that you have to understand the needs of brand owners and consumer trends – so going to the supermarket sometimes feels like a study trip.

What is best in Barcelona?
In Barcelona you can take the tube to the beach in the morning and in the afternoon you can drive to a mountain ski resort in only a couple of hours. The geographical location of the city is really excellent. In addition, the cultural and culinary scene has made Barcelona a happening place.

Text and photo: Sami Munter

Financial results for Q3 2008

System Account — 2008-10-17 00:00:00

Stora Enso's financial results for Q3 2008 were published on Thursday, 23 October 2008 at 08:00 CET. CEO Jouko Karvinen and CFO Markus Rauramo hosted a conference call that was webcasted live. The webcast is archived on www.storaenso.com/investors

Time in	Press Release	Telephone
Helsinki	09:00	16:00
Stockholm	08:00	15:00
London	07:00	14:00
New York	02:00	09:00

Enhancing customer service

System Account — 2008-09-20 00:00:00

Stora Enso is building up a new type of support and expertise function to be located in Mönchengladbach, Germany. Stora Enso PrintNet strengthens the technical customer service (TCS) and develops a new service interface towards paper and print buyers.

The PrintNet concept is a company-wide process to strengthen the utilisation of Stora Enso’s technical expertise in marketing and sales. Besides, TCS PrintNet will offer consulting and extended troubleshooting services for Stora Enso customers in Europe and its mills globally.

Stora Enso will select some of its top talents on printing technology to PrintNet and also call in experts from outside the company. The recruiting and partnership process takes place during the autumn of 2008, and PrintNet will be fully operational during early 2009.

“The team members need to have broad expertise in the printing and technical marketing support field, and also show strong team and interaction skills,” says Kirsi Lehtola, SVP HR, Stora Enso Magazine Paper and Newsprint & Book Paper.

Mönchengladbach R&D Centre is located close to the customers and suppliers for the printing industry cluster in Western Europe.

“Troubleshooting support in runnability or printability can be implemented fast and directly at the customers’ premises,” says Dr Hans-Helmut Jühe, Head of Mönchengladbach R&D Centre.

Text: Sami Munter

Meet Me! Sawako Chiba

System Account — 2008-08-19 00:00:00

‘Made in Japan’ stands for quality and technical know-how. Superior quality is also the keyword for success in the Japanese paper & board sector, where Stora Enso has established itself as a key supplier for liquid packaging boards. Sawako Chiba, Accounts Assistant, Stora Enso Japan, tells about her job.

What do you like most in your job?
Accounting is the language for describing business activities. Reading data is exciting, just like reading a good novel. Recording and reporting is a challenging job because we make decisions, evaluate our own activities and make future plans based on it.

What does customer focus mean to you?
I am trying to remotely help the customers to make right decisions by recording accurate and complete data and by issuing as much useful information as I can in a timely manner.

What is best in Tokyo?
I would say the food. You can try a wide variety of different cuisines at a relatively reasonable price. My favourites are Yakiniku (grilled beef) and traditional Sushi dishes. But I also enjoy Italian and Cambodian food. You can try them all in Tokyo, where everything is made with fresh ingredients.

Text: Sami Munter

Meet Me! Christine Zonnekynd

System Account — 2008-08-12 00:00:00

Christine Zonnekynd, Sales Assistant for Fine Paper, is based at Stora Enso France, Nanterre. She has been with the company for 11 years. Christine lives in the Paris metropolitan area.

What do you like most about your job?
The sales office is at very heart of sales and marketing, so the interaction with customers and our own team is very active. Sometimes it means extremely busy schedules, but overall it is rewarding and fun to work in sales. Although we serve the French market, our daily work is truly international thanks to close contacts with various mills and logistic operators.

What does customer focus mean to you?
We have a key customer strategy and clear objectives for what we want to achieve in our sales and marketing operations. We are here to satisfy customer needs and we need to take care that the entire supply chain works for the customer’s benefit.

What is it like to live in Paris area?
To be quite honest with you, it’s hectic! Paris is overcrowded with people and cars, but we can still get by. Paris tends to be a bit faceless, although very charming. This is a multicultural city, tolerant and open-minded to new ideas. The cultural scene is magnificent and if you appreciate art, there’s no place like Paris.

Financial results for Q2 2008

System Account — 2008-07-17 00:00:00

Stora Enso's financial results for Q2 2008 were published on Thursday, 24 July 2008 at 08:00 CET. CEO Jouko Karvinen and DCEO & CFO Hannu Ryöppönen hosted a conference call at 13:30 CET that was webcasted live. A replay will be available of the conference call.

Financial results for Q2/2008 were published on 24 July.

Time in	Press Release	Telephone conference
Helsinki	09:00	14:30
Stockholm	08:00	13:30
London	07:00	12:30
New York	02:00	07:30

Conference call and webcast presentation

Speakers	Jouko Karvinen, CEO Hannu Ryöppönen, Deputy CEO & CFO
Presentation	Financial Results January-June 2008
Webcast	Link to webcast
Participate	Participant dial-in numbers (quoting 'Stora Enso'): +44 (0)20 8609 1270 - International access 0800 358 1448 - UK toll free 1 866 388 1926 - US toll free 0200 884 632 - Sweden toll free 0800 913 153 - Finland toll free Replay Telephone Numbers: +44 (0)20 8609 0289 - International access 0800 358 2189 - UK toll free 1 866 676 5865 - US toll free 0200 896 363 - Sweden toll free Finland Toll number not available Access code: 222539# The conference call replay will be Available until midnight, 31July 2008 The webcast will be archived on www.storaenso.com/investors

Meet Me! Ligang Ma

System Account — 2008-07-10 00:00:00

“China is a fascinating market right now,” according to Ligang Ma, Marketing Director for Stora Enso China. Ligang works in the ever-expanding Chinese print media world and lives in Shanghai with his family. Previously, he was based in Sweden while taking part in Stora Enso’s international job rotation programme, Go!

What do you like most about your job?
My job is very much about meeting new people and helping customers to develop their businesses and share the success with them. And every time we succeed in providing them with new solutions, it feels like a big achievement for me. I also enjoy the international nature of my job – a single day includes so many contacts with colleagues around the world.

What does customer focus mean to you?
Our customers are the foundation of the company’s survival and development, so it is our job to guarantee that their voices are heard and that the right solutions are being found. Often, we end up to a win-win relationship where both we and the customer can learn from each other and make the whole relationship more value-driven.

What is it like to live in Shanghai?
I returned to China from Sweden when I ended my (Go!) international assignment at the end of February. You can imagine the difference when coming from a small Swedish town to Shanghai with 18 million inhabitants. Shanghai is crowded and in general the lifestyle here is very hectic. It’s a bit difficult to access the nature and lakes as we did in Sweden. But I like it, and my family has a lot to discover in this city!

Text: Sami Munter
Photos: Cindy Zhang

Meet Me! – Adrian Rettich

Soininen, Kristina — 2008-06-12 00:00:00

Adrian Rettich (44), Director, Magazine Paper, has his offices in Düsseldorf and Karlsruhe. Adrian is responsible for magazine paper sales in the German market. He is married and has three children, and lives with his family in Stuttgart.

What do you like most in your job?
This is an exciting position, as I am responsible for magazine paper sales for our Maxau Mill in Karlsruhe and for the German sales office in Düsseldorf. In this way I get to see both the mill and the sales office perspectives, and of course even the customers’ perspective. I like to be on the move and meet customers –no day looks certainly the same!

What does customer focus mean to you?
Customers have high expectations on us; we need to validate our strategic view on magazine paper business and act accordingly. For me, customer focus is something we build together with customers to support long-term partnership. It means trust, thorough understanding of the business environment and a lot of work.

How is it to live and work in two cities?
Actually, my family lives in Stuttgart, and my offices are located in Düsseldorf and Karlsruhe. What is more, the customers are located all over Germany. To coordinate all this means a lot of travelling. One has to be well organised, use the time during the working week as efficiently as possible, and make sure that the family is happy, as well.

A winning formula!

Nordlund, Jonas — 2008-06-05 00:00:00

The print and media industry is racing ahead with new concepts and technology at drupa 2008.

A record number of visitors have visited the Stora Enso stand at drupa 2008 during the first few days and the overall impression among the customers is upbeat about the future prospects for the print and media industry.

“It looks as if customers are now more confident about their businesses than a few years ago. Magazine publishers have developed successful brands and media concepts that work well both in print and online. Catalogue printers have benefited from technology that enables faster printing processes and the revenue trend is remarkably strong,” says Adrian Rettich, Business Area Director of Magazine Paper for Stora Enso Deutschland.

drupa has also grown into a truly global trade fair. According to Adrian Rettich customers from the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China) and Africa have a larger presence than ever before.

On the technology front Stora Enso is breaking new ground together with Xerox. The companies have introduced the industry’s first integrated, inline cut-sheet digital packaging solution for the pharmaceutical market. The solution enables printing in multiple languages and quickly switching from one job to the next, providing flexibility and cost efficiency for printers.

drupa 2008 continues until June 11 – Stora Enso stand: Hall 7.1 (Stand no. 71/C35)

Photo: Rolf Blasberg

Nordic forest industry snapshot

Nordlund, Jonas — 2008-05-19 00:00:00

Top Nordic executives such as CEO Jouko Karvinen were speaking at Nordea’s annual Forest Products & Paper Seminar in Helsinki. The themes addressed by the industry representatives revolved around cost competitiveness, structural trends and growth opportunities.

All the companies have been battling increasing wood and energy costs and the strong Euro. All the forest product company executives spoke of improving their cost base.

Many are closing uncompetitive capacity, and Stora Enso has already closed down Summa and Kemijärvi Mills in Finland and will close Norrsundet Pulp Mill in Sweden by the end of this year. Jouko Karvinen remarked: ”I don’t think that we’ve done enough and I don’t think that the industry has done enough.”

The Russian export duty increase scheduled for January 2009 remains a threat. The use of Russian wood has already been significantly reduced. The goal remains for the company to be strategically independent of Russian wood.

Although the industry is in the midst of difficult times, Stora Enso is working hard to beat the current challenges. Opportunities lie in new markets and in innovation.

Download Jouko Karvinen’s presentation at http://dotcom-authoring.storaenso.com/investors/presentations

drupa – a meeting point for media world

Soininen, Kristina — 2008-05-09 00:00:00

The world´s leading trade exhibition for the print media industry, drupa, will open in Düsseldorf on May 29. This time, drupa is expected to break all previous records with more than 1,800 exhibitors from 50 countries.

Stora Enso’s business areas Newsprint and Magazine Paper are presenting PressSelection, the product and service portfolio for print media customers.

“The media world is changing. Electronic media are developing very rapidly, but our customers still believe in print media. It is going to be one of the most exciting drupa exhibitions ever,” says Jukka Kaarlehto, SVP of Stora Enso Newsprint.

Fabian Langenskiöld, SVP of Stora Enso Magazine Paper, is equally upbeat: “Magazine publishers are launching many of their power brands on Latin American and Chinese markets. This fits well with our global ambitions, since the Dawang Mill in China and Arapoti in Brazil support our common growth strategy,” says Fabian Langenskiöld.

Also at drupa, the Graphical Boards product area will introduce Performa 2S, the latest addition to the Stora Enso Graphical Boards selection. “Performa 2S offers excellent print results and folding strength and is ideal for uses such as magazine covers, brochures, folders, greeting cards and displays. At drupa we have a fantastic opportunity to meet customers and decision-makers in the print buying process,” says Pasi Ahokas, VP of Stora Enso Graphical Boards.

Meet us at drupa, Hall 7.1 (Stand no. 71/C35) in Düsseldorf on May 29 – June 11.

Story pages

Cross-laminated-timber residential high-rise under construction in the heart of London

New safety record at Arapoti Mill

For more information

Stora Enso’s Finnish mills affected by stevedores’ strike – update information

For further information, please contact:

Reading initiative started in Brazil

An extraordinary year

Among the world’s 100 most sustainable companies

Financial results for full year 2008

Meet Me! – Robert Pearson

Books are here to stay

Meet Me! Núria Canals

Financial results for Q3 2008

Enhancing customer service

Meet Me! Sawako Chiba

Meet Me! Christine Zonnekynd

Financial results for Q2 2008

Meet Me! Ligang Ma

Text: Sami Munter Photos: Cindy Zhang

Meet Me! – Adrian Rettich

A winning formula!

The print and media industry is racing ahead with new concepts and technology at drupa 2008.

Nordic forest industry snapshot

drupa – a meeting point for media world

Text: Sami Munter
Photos: Cindy Zhang