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VISCOSE FIBERS BUSINESS TURNED PROFITABLE IN MAY


NEO INDUSTRIAL PLC       STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE    13 June, 2011 at 12.10 pm

VISCOSE FIBERS BUSINESS TURNED PROFITABLE IN MAY

Neo Industrial's Viscose Fibers business, namely Avilon Ltd, has turned
profitable in May. In its interim report for the first quarter of 2011 on 5
May, 2011, Neo Industrial said it expected the Viscose Fibers business'
operating profit to be positive on the second half of the year. 

Avilon's operations, started in January 2011, turned profitable as the company
introduced its in-house developed technology for converting paper grade pulp
into a suitable material for viscose production. Having previously suffered
from availability problems and high price of dissolving pulp, Avilon has in
this way significantly lowered its production costs. 

- I am sure that the business continues challenging due to the turbulent
textile market and the slow fire retardant fiber market in the United States.
However, Avilon's raw material management and delivery accuracy are now in
place, and the business has all the prerequisites for profitability, comments
Neo Industrial's Managing Director Markku E. Rentto. 

Neo Industrial announces its second quarter earnings on 4 August, 2011.

Neo Industrial Plc

Markku E. RenttoManaging Director


FURTHER INFORMATION:Markku E. Rentto, Managing Director, Neo Industrial
Plc,tel. +358 020 7209 190 

www.neoindustrial.fi

Neo Industrial Plc's strategy is to invest mainly in industrial companies with
similar synergic benefits. The aim of investments is with active ownership to
develop the purchased companies and establish additional value. Returns are
sought through both dividend flow and an increase in value. Neo Industrial's B
shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange. 

Neo Industrial's business segments are Cable (Reka Cables, Expokabel, Nestor
Cables), Viscose Fibers (Avilon) and Single Family Housing (Finndomo).

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