Huhtamäki Oyj - Company Announcement

Sale of Huhtamaki's rigid plastic consumer goods packaging operations in Europe completed

HUHTAMÄKI OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 22.12.2010 AT 19:20

The  sale  of  Huhtamaki's  European  rigid  plastic  consumer  goods  packaging
operations,  announced on September  23, 2010, has been completed.  The buyer is
Island  Acquisitions S.à r.l.,  an affiliate of  Sun European Partners, LLP. The
divested operations include rigid plastic consumer goods packaging manufacturing
in  Hämeenlinna, Finland;  Auneau, France;  Siemianowice, Poland;  and Istanbul,
Turkey, as well as sales units in Germany and Lithuania.

For further information, please contact:
Timo Salonen, CFO, tel. +358 10 686 7880


HUHTAMÄKI OYJ
Group Communications

Huhtamaki  Group is a  leading manufacturer of  consumer and specialty packaging
with  2009 net  sales  totaling  EUR  2 billion.  Foodservice and consumer goods
markets  are served by approximately 12,000 people in 53 manufacturing units and
several  sales offices in  31 countries. The parent  company, Huhtamäki Oyj, has
its  head office  in Espoo,  Finland and  its share  is quoted on the NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki Ltd. Additional information is available at www.huhtamaki.com.



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