Suominen Oyj - Company Announcement

Suominen raises its net sales outlook for 2014

Helsinki, Finland, 2014-02-10 15:25 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Suominen
Corporation  Stock Exchange Release 10 February 2014 at 16:25 EET 

SUOMINEN RAISES ITS NET SALES OUTLOOK FOR 2014

Suominen Corporation has today completed the acquisition of Paulínia plant in
Brazil from Ahlstrom Corporation. Due to the closing of the deal, Suominen
raises its net sales outlook for 2014. 

Suominen estimates that its net sales and operating profit excluding
non-recurring items for the full year 2014 improve from year 2013. 

In its previous estimate, disclosed on 30 January 2014 as part of its Financial
Statement Release, Suominen anticipated that with its current group structure,
its group net sales for the full year 2014 would remain at the level of 2013.
Operating profit excluding non-recurring items was expected to improve from
year 2013. 

In 2013, Suominen's net sales were EUR 433.1 million and operating profit
excluding non-recurring items was EUR 18.3 million (continuing operations). 

Suominen Corporation
Nina Kopola, President & CEO


For additional information, please contact Nina Kopola, President & CEO, tel.
+358 (0)10 214 300 


Suominen in brief

Suominen supplies its industrial and retail customers with nonwovens and
flexible packaging for use in consumer products worldwide. Suominen is the
global market leader in nonwovens for wipes. The company employs more than
1,000 people in Europe and in the United States. Suominen's net sales in 2013
amounted to MEUR 433.1 and operating profit excluding non-recurring items was
MEUR 18.3 (continuing operations). The Suominen share (SUY1V) is listed in
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange. Read more at www.suominen.fi. 

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