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Raute - Half Year financial report

Raute Corporation - Half Year financial report January 1 - June 30, 2016


Lahti, Finland, 2016-07-27 08:03 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RAUTE CORPORATION
HALF YEAR FINANCIAL REPORT JULY 27, 2016 AT 9:00 a.m. 


RAUTE CORPORATION – HALF YEAR FINANCIAL REPORT JANUARY 1 – JUNE 30, 2016

- The Group’s net sales, EUR 53.7 million (MEUR 56.4), declined 5 percent on
the comparison period. The order intake was EUR 28 million (MEUR 115). 
- Operating profit was EUR 2.9 million (MEUR 3.4). The result before taxes was
EUR 2.8 million (MEUR 3.5). 
- Earnings per share were EUR 0.51 (EUR 0.70).
- Net sales for the second quarter were EUR 27.3 million and operating profit
was EUR 1.5 million positive. Order intake, at EUR 16 million, was extremely
low. Also the order book at the end of the reporting period was low at EUR 32
million. 
- The outlook for financial performance remains unchanged. Raute’s net sales
and operating profit for 2016 are expected to remain at the same level as in
2015. 


TAPANI KIISKI, PRESIDENT AND CEO: A MAJOR NEW ORDER CAME INTO FORCE IN JULY

In the second quarter, our net sales and operating profit continued to develop
as predicted. They corresponded with our order book and order intake. We have
every reason to be satisfied with the implementation of projects. There were no
surprises. 

The economic situation and demand continued at the same level as in previous
quarters. According to my assessment, demand has remained relatively good among
our customers. A clear indication of this is the level of activity in our spare
parts sales. The exceptional market situation that I already presented in our
Q1 report has, however, continued. Many of our customers are actively planning
even major investments. The level of activity with regard to quotations and
negotiations is exceptionally high. Despite this, very few new investment
projects are being started up. The volume of order intake was a clear
disappointment to us, also in the second quarter. 

Our order book fell by the end of the second quarter to a level low enough to
cause some concern. The situation has now changed, as expected, during July due
to the major new orders that we have received. 

The UK’s likely departure from the EU, based on the Brexit referendum result,
will probably not have a direct impact on Raute’s business. Raute’s solutions
do not have any major customer industries in the UK. The country does, however,
have a large wood construction market, on the European scale, and thus the
slowing down of the economy may have an impact on customers operating
elsewhere. I do not, however, believe in major long-term effects either. 

Our current order book and projects which are on the final straight of
negotiations will enable us to reach last year’s level both in terms of net
sales and operating profit, as estimated earlier. The strengthening of the
order book was, however, delayed to the very last minute, which means that the
rest of the year will be extremely uneven with regard to both net sales and the
accumulation of operating profit. Nevertheless, I believe that our delivery
ability, proven in earlier years, will be up to achieving the required final
sprint and the result we predicted. This will call for successful work from
both us and our partners. 


SECOND QUARTER OF 2016

Order intake and order book

The order intake in the second quarter, EUR 16 million (MEUR 31), was at an
extremely low level. Technology services accounted for EUR 9 million (MEUR 9)
of the order intake. 

The order book declined during the second quarter, amounting to EUR 32 million
at the end of the period (MEUR 100). 

Net sales

Second-quarter net sales amounted to EUR 27.3 million (MEUR 31.8). Technology
services accounted for 37 percent of the Group’s total net sales (37%). 

Result and profitability

Operating profit in the second quarter was EUR 1.5 million positive (MEUR 2.2
positive) and accounted for 6 percent (7%) of net sales. The result was EUR 1.2
million positive (MEUR 1.7 positive), and earnings per share were EUR +0.29
(EUR +0.43). 


RAUTE CORPORATION – INTERIM REPORT JANUARY 1 – JUNE 30, 2016

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

Market situation in customer industries

Raute’s customers in the plywood and LVL (Laminated Veneer Lumber) industries
are engaged in the manufacturing of wood products used in investment projects
and are thus highly affected by fluctuations in construction, housing-related
consumption, international trade, and transportation. 

The situation in the global economy and the financial markets in the early
months of 2016 did not change considerably with respect to Raute or Raute’s
customer base. 

Europe’s economy has continued to strengthen slightly. Russia’s economy
continues to be weak although the first signs of stabilization and improvement
have been detected. China’s measures to strengthen its economy have still not
materialized as increased investments among Raute’s customers. The domestic
markets of major South American countries were weak. In part due to weaker
currencies, Chilean and Brazilian plywood manufacturers have increased their
exports to Europe and North America, which will tighten competition in these
markets. 

Construction activity has remained at a low level in all market areas,
including North America, where the economy in general continues its positive
growth and construction shows signs of steady recovery. Due to the market
situation described above, Raute’s customers’ order books have remained short,
which has not made for an attractive environment for implementing investments. 

Demand for wood products technology and technology services

The demand for Raute’s technology and services was conflicting during the
period under review. Invitations to tender for projects and even active
negotiations were relatively high in number, but very few of these translated
into decisions and orders. Negotiations for several mill-scale projects
continued actively and have led to the starting up of projects soon after the
end of the reporting period. Demand for spare parts and services remained at a
good level. 


ORDER INTAKE AND ORDER BOOK

Raute serves the wood products industry with a full-service concept based on
service that encompasses the entire life cycle of the delivered equipment.
Raute’s business consists of project deliveries and technology services.
Project deliveries encompass projects from individual machine or production
line deliveries to deliveries of all the machines and equipment belonging to a
mill’s production process. Additionally, Raute’s full-service concept includes
comprehensive technology services ranging from spare parts deliveries to
regular maintenance and equipment modernizations, as well as consulting,
training and reconditioned machinery. 

The order intake during the reporting period, EUR 28 million (MEUR 115), was
extremely low. Of the new orders, 39 percent came from Europe (77%), 21 percent
from North America (10%), 29 percent from Russia (6%), 7 percent from South
America (3%) and 4 percent from Asia-Pacific (4%). The second quarter accounted
for EUR 16 million of the order intake. 

Order intake in technology services amounted to EUR 19 million (MEUR 19), 1
percent down from the comparison period, due to the low number of
investment-type modernization orders. 

The order book weakened during the second quarter by EUR 12 million, amounting
to EUR 32 million at the end of the period (MEUR 100). The order book at the
end of the reporting period was at a low level due to the low order intake. At
the comparison date June 30, 2015, the order book was at a record high level
due to the high order intake volume in the corresponding period in 2015. 


COMPETITIVE POSITION

Raute’s competitive position has remained unchanged and is good. Raute’s
solutions help customers in securing their delivery and service capabilities
throughout the life cycle of the production process or its part. In such
investments, the supplier’s overall expertise and extensive and diverse
technology offering play a key role. The competitive edge provided by Raute
plays a major role when customers select their cooperation partners. Raute’s
strong financial position and long-term dedication to serving selected customer
industries also enhance its credibility and improve its competitive position as
a company that carries out long-term investment projects. 


NET SALES

Net sales for the reporting period, EUR 53.7 million (MEUR 56.4), fell 5
percent on the comparison period. 

Of the total net sales for the reporting period, Europe accounted for 63
percent (63%), North America for 15 percent (12%), Russia for 15 percent (10%),
Asia-Pacific for 5 percent (5%), and South America for 3 percent (10%). 

Technology services accounted for 35 percent (39%) and EUR 19 million (MEUR 22)
of the Group’s total net sales during the period. Net sales for technology
services decreased 14 percent over the comparison period due to the low number
of new modernization orders. 


RESULT AND PROFITABILITY

Operating profit for the reporting period was EUR 2.9 million positive (MEUR
3.4 positive) and accounted for 5 percent of net sales (6%). Other operating
income for the reporting period includes project-business-related insurance
compensation of EUR 0.9 million received in the first quarter. 

The result before taxes for the reporting period was EUR 2.8 million positive
(MEUR 3.5 positive). The result for the reporting period was EUR 2.1 million
positive (MEUR 2.8 positive). Earnings per share (undiluted) were EUR 0.51 (EUR
0.70). 


CASH FLOW AND BALANCE SHEET

The Group’s financial position remained good. At the end of the reporting
period, gearing was 17 percent (-46%) and the equity ratio 59 percent (56%).
Fluctuations in balance sheet working capital items and the key figures based
on them are due to differences in the timing of customer payments and the cost
accumulation from project deliveries, which is typical of the project business. 

The Group’s cash and cash equivalents amounted to EUR 1.6 million (MEUR 13.8)
at the end of the reporting period. Operating cash flow was EUR 5.4 million
negative (MEUR 12.8 positive). Cash flow from investment activities was EUR 1.6
million negative (MEUR 0.7 negative). Cash flow from financing activities was
EUR 2.1 million positive (MEUR 2.8 negative), including dividend payments of
EUR 3.3 million and debt repayments of EUR 0.6 million. A total of EUR 5.6
million in short-term loans was drawn down to finance working capital items. 

Interest-bearing liabilities amounted to EUR 6.4 million (MEUR 2.2) at the end
of the reporting period. 

The parent company Raute Corporation has a EUR 10 million commercial paper
program, which allows the company to issue commercial papers maturing in less
than one year. 

The parent company Raute Corporation is prepared for future working capital
needs and has long-term credit facility agreements with three Nordic banks
totaling EUR 23.0 million. The main covenants for the credit facility are an
equity ratio of >30% and gearing of <100%. Of the credit facilities, EUR 18
million remained unused at the end of the reporting period. 


EVENTS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD

Raute Corporation published stock exchange releases on the following events:

January 18, 2016 Advance information on Raute Group’s 2015 net sales and
operating profit 
March 31, 2016 Decisions of Raute’s Annual General Meeting
June 3, 2016  Notification pursuant to the Finnish Securities Markets Act,
Chapter 9, Section 5 (flagging notification) 


RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURE

Raute is a leading technology supplier for the plywood and LVL industries and
focuses strongly on the development of increasingly efficient, productive and
environmentally friendly manufacturing technology and supporting measurement
and machine vision applications. Opportunities provided by digitalization are
also an essential part of R&D activities. 

Research and development costs in the reporting period amounted to EUR 1.6
million (MEUR 1.0), representing 2.9 percent of net sales (1.8%). 

Capital expenditure during the period came to EUR 1.7 million (MEUR 0.5) and
accounted for 3.1 percent (0.9%) of net sales. 

The clearly higher level of both research and development costs and investments
results from the timing of projects and the use of resources during a falling
order book. The difference compared to the previous year will level out during
the second half of the year. 


PERSONNEL

During the reporting period, the Group’s personnel grew by 4 people, numbering
650 (640) at the end of the reporting period. Group companies outside Finland
accounted for 29 percent (31%) of employees. 

Converted to full-time employees (“effective headcount”), the average number of
employees was 632 (599) during the reporting period. 


SHARES

The number of Raute Corporation’s shares at the end of the reporting period
totaled 4,162,578, of which 991,161 were series K shares (ordinary share, 20
votes/share) and 3,171,417 series A shares (1 vote/share). Series K and A
shares confer equal rights to dividends and company assets. 

Series K shares can be converted to series A shares under the terms set out in
section 3 of the Articles of Association. If an ordinary share is transferred
to a new owner who has not previously held series K shares, the new owner must
notify the Board of Directors of this in writing and without delay. Other
holders of series K shares have the right to redeem the share under the terms
specified in Article 4 of the Articles of Association. 

Raute Corporation’s series A shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. The
trading code is RUTAV. Raute Corporation has signed a market making agreement
with Nordea Bank Finland Plc in compliance with the Liquidity Providing (LP)
requirements issued by Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. 

The company’s market capitalization at the end of the reporting period was EUR
54.5 million (MEUR 48.2), with series K shares valued at the closing price of
series A shares on June 30, 2016, i.e. EUR 13.10 (EUR 11.95). 


STOCK OPTIONS

At the end of the reporting period, altogether 31,900 of the company’s series B
2010 stock options and 35,280 series C stock options were unexercised. The
subscription period for Raute Corporation’s series A stock options ended on
March 1, 2016. 

Raute Corporation’s series B 2010 stock options are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki
Ltd under the trading code RUTAVEW210 and series C 2010 stock options under the
trading code RUTAVEW310. The subscription period for series B stock options is
March 1, 2014 to March 31, 2017 and the subscription period for series C stock
options is March 1, 2015 to March 31, 2018. The respective subscription prices
were EUR 7.13 and EUR 6.00 and the closing prices at the end of the reporting
period were EUR 4.50 and EUR 5.80. 


REMUNERATION

The Group has remuneration systems in place that cover the entire personnel.

Share-based incentive plan 2014–2018

The Group has a valid long-term share-based incentive plan based on performance
for the years 2014–2018. The plan includes three separate share plans
commencing in 2014, 2015 and 2016. Each plan will span three years. Any
share-based reward accrued through the incentive plan shall be paid as series A
shares. The value of the reward is based on the development of share price. 


SHAREHOLDERS

The number of shareholders stood at 2,623 at the beginning of the year and at
3,187 at the end of the reporting period. Series K shares were held by 50
private individuals (50) at the end of the reporting period. Nominee-registered
shares accounted for 2.7 percent (3.3%) of shares. On June 2, 2016, the company
received a flagging notification pursuant to the Finnish Securities Markets
Act, Chapter 9, Section 5, according to which Göran Sundholm’s holding of the
total number of Raute Corporation’s shares was less than 15 per cent when Raute
Corporation’s share capital increase was marked in the Trade Register on May 9,
2016. Göran Sundholm’s holding of the company’s shares was 14.98% and 2.71% of
the votes after the flagging threshold was crossed. 

The Board of Directors, the President and CEO as well as the Executive Board
held altogether 237,979 company shares, equaling 5.7 percent (5.7%) of the
company shares and 11.2 percent (11.2%) of the votes at the end of the
reporting period. 


CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

As of January 1, 2016, Raute Corporation complies with the Finnish Corporate
Governance Code 2015 for listed companies issued by the Securities Market
Association on October 1, 2015. 


EXECUTIVE BOARD

Raute Group’s Executive Board and the members’ areas of responsibility as of
March 14, 2016: 
Tapani Kiiski, President and CEO, Chairman – Sales
Arja Hakala, Group Vice President, Finance, CFO – Finance and administration
Marko Hjelt, Group Vice President, Human Resources – Human resources and
competence development 
Mika Hyysti, Group Vice President, Technology – Technology, products and R&D
Timo Kangas, Group Vice President, EMEA – Market area EMEA
Antti Laulainen, Group Vice President, Technology Services and Sales Management
– Technology services and sales management 
Petri Strengell, Group Vice President, Supply Chain – Sourcing and production.


ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2016

Raute Corporation’s Annual General Meeting was held on March 31, 2016. A stock
exchange release on the decisions of the Annual General Meeting was published
on March 31, 2016. 


DISTRIBUTION OF PROFIT FOR THE 2015 FINANCIAL YEAR

The company distributed a dividend of EUR 0.80 per share for the 2015 financial
year. The total amount of dividends is EUR 3.3 million, series A shares
accounting for EUR 2,509,597.60 (EUR 1,209,626,80) and series K shares for EUR
792,928.80 (EUR 396,464.40). The dividend payment date was April 12, 2016. 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND BOARD COMMITTEES

At the General Meeting on March 31, 2016, Mr. Erkki Pehu-Lehtonen was elected
Chairman of the Board, Mr. Mika Mustakallio Vice-Chair, and Mr. Joni Bask, Ms.
Päivi Leiwo, Mr. Pekka Suominen, and Mr. Patrick von Essen were elected as
Board members. The Board of Directors’ term of office will continue until the
2017 Annual General Meeting. 

Based on the evaluation of independence, Chairman Mr. Erkki Pehu-Lehtonen and
members Mr. Joni Bask, Mr. Patrick von Essen, Ms. Päivi Leiwo, and Mr. Pekka
Suominen are independent of the company. The Chairman of the Board (Mr. Erkki
Pehu-Lehtonen) and two Board members (Mr. Patrick von Essen and Ms. Päivi
Leiwo) are independent of major shareholders. 

Raute Corporation’s Board of Directors has an Appointments Committee. The
Appointments Committee is chaired by Mr. Erkki Pehu-Lehtonen and its members
are Mr. Mika Mustakallio and Mr. Pekka Suominen. The Audit and Working
Committees’ tasks are handled by the Board of Directors. 


EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD

On July 20, 2016, Raute Corporation received orders from the Metsä Wood,
business area of Metsä Group, worth altogether approximately EUR 25 million.
The orders were connected to the investment program that Metsä Group decided on
and announced on June 8, 2016. The orders are made up of an LVL production line
for Metsä Wood’s LVL plant in Lohja and machinery and equipment for a birch
veneer production plant to be built in Äänekoski. The installation and
commissioning of the new LVL line in Lohja will begin in the first quarter of
2017. In Äänekoski, the installation and commissioning of the birch veneer
production line will begin in the final quarter of 2017. The received orders
are not included in the June 30, 2016 order book. 

Negotiations and planning involving the other parts of the projects announced
by Metsä Group on June 8 will continue actively. 


BUSINESS RISKS

Risks in the near term continue to be driven by the uncertainty relating to the
global economic situation and the development of the financial markets, as well
as by international political instability. During the reporting period, there
were no essential changes in the business risks described in the 2015 Board of
Directors’ Report and Financial Statements. 

The most significant risks for Raute in the near term are related to major
mill-scale projects, which are in the implementation phase, in accordance with
the schedule determined in contract terms, and the development of the order
intake. 


OUTLOOK FOR 2016

Based on the existing order book and the prevailing market situation, Raute’s
net sales and operating profit for 2016 are expected to remain at the same
level as in 2015. 


TABLES SECTION OF THE INTERIM REPORT



The figures for the financial year 2015 presented in the tables section of the  
 interim report have been audited.                                              
The presented interim financial report figures have                             
 not been audited.                                                              
                                                                                
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF           1.4.–30  1.4.–30  1.1.–30  1.1.–30  1.1.–31.
 COMPREHENSIVE INCOME                   .6.      .6.      .6.      .6.       12.
(EUR 1 000)                   Note     2016     2015     2016     2015      2015
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NET SALES                    3,4,5   27 306   31 759   53 733   56 366   127 278
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Change in inventories of                 60     -532      977     -219      -313
 finished goods and work in                                                     
 progress                                                                       
                                                                                
Other operating income                   73      314    1 034      354       393
                                                                                
Materials and services              -13 513  -16 197  -27 776  -28 053   -67 992
Employee benefits expense       13   -8 966   -8 878  -18 097  -17 018   -34 310
Depreciation and                       -573     -556   -1 089   -1 103    -2 125
 amortization                                                                   
Impairment                                -     -160        -     -160    -1 370
Other operating expenses             -2 871   -3 529   -5 880   -6 740   -13 441
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Total operating expenses            -25 923  -29 320  -52 842  -53 074  -119 238
                                                                                
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OPERATING PROFIT                      1 516    2 222    2 902    3 427     8 120
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% of net sales                            6        7        5        6         6
                                                                                
Financial income                        -52      -10       41      256       342
Financial expenses                       35      -61     -187     -173      -343
                                                                                
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PROFIT BEFORE TAX                     1 499    2 151    2 756    3 510     8 118
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% of net sales                            5        7        5        6         6
                                                                                
Income taxes                           -274     -400     -628     -676    -1 435
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PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD                 1 224    1 750    2 129    2 834     6 684
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% of net sales                            4        6        4        5         5
                                                                                
Other comprehensive income items:                                               
Items that will not be reclassified to                                          
 profit or loss                                                                 
Remeasurement of defined benefit          -        2        -        2         2
 obligations                                                                    
                                                                                
Items that may be subsequently                                                  
 reclassified to profit or loss                                                 
Exchange differences on                  46      -29      286      192        88
 translating foreign operations                                                 
Cash flow hedges                       -129      133       42      133         8
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Comprehensive income items for the      -83      107      328      328        98
 period, net of tax                                                             
                                                                                
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COMPREHENSIVE PROFIT FOR THE          1 141    1 857    2 456    3 161     6 782
 PERIOD                                                                         
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Profit for the period attributable                                              
 to                                                                             
Equity holders of the Parent          1 224    1 750    2 129    2 834     6 684
 company                                                                        
                                                                                
Comprehensive profit for the period                                             
 attributable to                                                                
Equity holders of the Parent          1 141    1 857    2 456    3 161     6 782
 company                                                                        
                                                                                
Earnings per share for profit                                                   
 attributable                                                                   
to Equity holders of the Parent company,                                        
 EUR                                                                            
Undiluted earnings per                 0,29     0,43     0,51     0,70      1,65
 share                                                                          
Diluted earnings per share             0,29     0,43     0,51     0,70      1,64
                                                                                
Shares, 1 000 pcs                                                               
Adjusted average number of shares     4 147    4 025    4 136    4 020     4 051
Adjusted average number of shares     4 147    4 036    4 161    4 031     4 079
 diluted                                                                        



                                                                                
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET                              30.6.    30.6.    31.12.
(EUR 1 000)                                     Note     2016     2015      2015
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ASSETS                                                                          
Non-current assets                                                              
Intangible assets                                  8    1 393    2 950     1 609
Property, plant and equipment                      8    9 287    7 847     8 529
Other financial assets                                    490      500       490
Deferred tax assets                                       181      188       172
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Total non-current assets                               11 351   11 484    10 799
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Current assets                                                                  
Inventories                                             9 565    9 368     9 577
Accounts receivables and other receivables         5   33 947   24 205    34 722
Income tax receivable                                     123        -       123
Cash and cash equivalents                               1 573   13 799     6 538
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Total current assets                                   45 209   47 373    50 960
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TOTAL ASSETS                                           56 559   58 857    61 760
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EQUITY AND LIABILITIES                                                          
Equity attributable to Equity holders of the                                    
 Parent company                                                                 
Share capital                                           8 256    8 062     8 223
Share issue                                                 -      101         -
Fair value reserve and other reserves                   6 530    5 598     6 008
Exchange differences                                      594      412       308
Retained earnings                                      11 858    8 477     8 477
Profit for the period                                   2 129    2 834     6 684
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Share of shareholders' equity that belongs to          29 367   25 482    29 700
 the owners of the Parent company                                               
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Total equity                                           29 367   25 482    29 700
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Non-current liabilities                                                         
Non-current provisions                                    514      332       455
Deferred tax liability                                     78      146       241
Non-current interest-bearing liabilities           9        -      625         -
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Total non-current liabilities                             593    1 103       696
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Current liabilities                                                             
Current provisions                                      1 209    2 256     1 409
Current interest-bearing liabilities               9    6 447    1 537     1 535
Current advance payments received                  5    6 965   13 329    11 024
Income tax liability                                      496      713        11
Trade payables and other liabilities                   11 482   14 436    17 386
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Total current liabilities                              26 599   32 271    31 364
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Total liabilities                                      27 192   33 375    32 059
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TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES                           56 559   58 857    61 760
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS                  1.1.–30  1.1.–30  1.1.–31.
                                                          .6.      .6.       12.
(EUR 1 000)                                              2016     2015      2015
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CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES                                             
Proceeds from customers                                47 572   61 975   122 089
Other operating income                                  1 034      354       371
Payments to suppliers and employees                   -53 716  -50 015  -114 092
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Cash flow before financial items and taxes             -5 109   12 314     8 368
Interest paid from operating activities                   -57      -66      -115
Dividends received from operating activities              114       97        97
Interest received from operating activities                 1        1         5
Other financing items from operating activities           -92     -111       105
Income taxes paid from operating activities              -273      546      -983
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NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES (A)            -5 416   12 781     7 477
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CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES                                             
Purchase of property, plant and equipment and          -1 662     -696    -2 395
 intangible assets                                                              
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment        26       26        66
 and intangible assets                                                          
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NET CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES (B)            -1 637     -670    -2 329
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CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES                                             
Proceeds from issue of share capital                      394      199       607
Proceeds from current borrowings                        5 607        -         -
Repayments of current borrowings                         -625        -         -
Repayments of non-current borrowings                        -     -625    -1 250
Dividends paid and repayment of equity                 -3 303   -2 409    -2 409
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NET CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES (C)             2 073   -2 835    -3 052
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NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (A+B+C)        -4 980    9 276     2 096
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increase (+)/decrease (-)                                                       
                                                                                
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE       6 538    4 431     4 431
 PERIOD*                                                                        
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                -4 980    9 276     2 096
EFFECTS OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH                   15       93        11
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE PERIOD*     1 573   13 799     6 538
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS IN THE BALANCE                                        
SHEET AT THE END OF THE PERIOD*                                                 
Cash and cash equivalents                               1 573   13 799     6 538
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TOTAL                                                   1 573   13 799     6 538
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  *Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash and bank receivables, which will be
due within the following three months' period. 



                                                                                
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                       
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                            Share  Share       Invested   Other  Exchang  Retain
                                          non-restricte                e      ed
                                                      d                         
(EUR 1 000)                capita  issue         equity  reserv  differe  earnin
                                l               reserve      es     nces      gs
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EQUITY at Jan. 1, 2016      8 223      0          4 950   1 058      308  15 161
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Comprehensive profit for the                                                    
 period                                                                         
Profit for the period           -      -              -       -        -   2 129
Other comprehensive income items:                                               
Hedging reserve                 -      -              -      42        -       -
Exchange differences on         -      -              -       -      286       -
 translating foreign                                                            
 operations                                                                     
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Total comprehensive             0      0              0      42      286   2 129
 profit for the period                                                          
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Transactions with owners                                                        
Share-options exercised        33      -            361       -        -       -
Equity-settled                                                                  
 share-based                                                                    
transactions                    -      -              -     118        -       -
Dividends and repayment         -      -              -       -        -  -3 303
 of equity                                                                      
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Total transactions with        33      0            361     118        0  -3 303
 owners                                                                         
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EQUITY at June 30, 2016     8 256      0          5 311   1 219      594  13 987
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS'                              
 EQUITY (CONTINUE)                                                              
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                           To the owners                                        
                            of                                                  
(EUR 1 000)                the Parent             TOTAL                         
                            company                                             
--------------------------------------------------------                        
EQUITY at Jan. 1, 2016     29 700                29 700                         
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Comprehensive profit for the                                                    
 period                                                                         
Profit for the period       2 129                 2 129                         
Other comprehensive income items:                                               
Hedging reserve                42                    42                         
Exchange differences on       286                   286                         
 translating foreign                                                            
 operations                                                                     
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Total comprehensive         2 457                 2 457                         
 profit for the period                                                          
--------------------------------------------------------                        
Transactions with owners                                                        
Share-options exercised       394                   394                         
Equity-settled                                                                  
 share-based                                                                    
transactions                  118                   118                         
Dividends and repayment    -3 303                -3 303                         
 of equity                                                                      
--------------------------------------------------------                        
Total transactions with    -2 790                -2 790                         
 owners                                                                         
--------------------------------------------------------                        
EQUITY at June 30, 2016    29 367                29 367                         
--------------------------------------------------------                        
                                                                                
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                       
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                            Share  Share       Invested   Other  Exchang  Retain
                                          non-restricte                e      ed
                                                      d                         
(EUR 1 000)                capita  issue         equity  reserv  differe  earnin
                                l               reserve      es     nces      gs
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EQUITY at Jan. 1, 2015      8 031      0          5 339     662      220  10 083
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Comprehensive profit for the                                                    
 period                                                                         
Profit for the period           -      -              -       -        -   2 834
Other comprehensive income items:                                               
Hedging reserve                 -      -              -     133        -       -
Exchange differences on         -      -              -       -      192       -
 translating foreign                                                            
 operations                                                                     
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Total comprehensive             0      0              0     133      192   2 834
 profit for the period                                                          
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Transactions with owners                                                        
Share-options exercised        31    101             68       -        -       -
Equity-settled                                                                  
 share-based                                                                    
transactions                    -      -              -     198        -       -
Dividends and repayment         -      -           -803       -        -  -1 606
 of equity                                                                      
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Total transactions with        31    101           -735     198        0  -1 606
 owners                                                                         
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EQUITY at June 30, 2015     8 062    101          4 604     994      412  11 310
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS'                              
 EQUITY (CONTINUE)                                                              
--------------------------------------------------------                        
                           To the owners                                        
                            of                                                  
(EUR 1 000)                the Parent             TOTAL                         
                            company                                             
--------------------------------------------------------                        
EQUITY at Jan. 1, 2015     24 334                24 334                         
--------------------------------------------------------                        
Comprehensive profit for                                                        
 the period                                                                     
Profit for the period       2 834                 2 834                         
Other comprehensive income items:                                               
Hedging reserve               133                   133                         
Exchange differences on       192                   192                         
 translating foreign                                                            
 operations                                                                     
--------------------------------------------------------                        
Total comprehensive         3 159                 3 159                         
 profit for the period                                                          
--------------------------------------------------------                        
Transactions with owners                                                        
Share-options exercised       199                   199                         
Equity-settled                                                                  
 share-based                                                                    
transactions                  198                   198                         
Dividends and repayment    -2 409                -2 409                         
 of equity                                                                      
--------------------------------------------------------                        
Total transactions with    -2 011                -2 011                         
 owners                                                                         
--------------------------------------------------------                        
EQUITY at June 30, 2015    25 482                25 482                         
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


1. General information
Raute Group is a globally operating technology company. Raute's customers are
companies operating in the wood products industry that manufacture veneer,
plywood and LVL. Raute's technology offering covers machinery and equipment for
the entire production process. Raute's full-service concept is based on product
life-cycle management. In addition to a broad range of machines and equipment,
our solutions cover technology services ranging from spare parts deliveries to
regular maintenance and equipment modernizations. Raute's head office is
located in Nastola, Lahti municipality, Finland. Its other production plants
are in Kajaani, in the Vancouver area in Canada, and in the Shanghai area in
China. The company's sales network has a global reach. 

Raute Group's Parent company, Raute Corporation, is a Finnish public limited
liability company established in accordance with Finnish law (Business ID
FI01490726). Its series A shares are quoted on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd, under
Industrials. Raute Corporation is domiciled in Lahti. The address of its
registered office is Rautetie 2, FI-15550 Nastola, and its postal address is
P.O. Box 69, FI-15551 Nastola. 

Raute Corporation's consolidated financial statement information is available
online at www.raute.com or at the head office of the Parent company, Rautetie
2, FI-15550 Nastola, Finland. 

Raute Corporation's Board of Directors has on July 27, 2016 reviewed the
Interim financial report for January 1 - June 30, 2016, and approved it to be
published in compliance with this release. 

2. Accounting principles
Raute Corporation's Interim financial report for January 1 - June 30, 2016 has
been prepared in accordance with standard IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting.
The Interim financial report does not contain full notes and other information
presented in the financial 
statements, and therefore the Interim financial report should be read in
conjunction with the Financial statements published for 2015. 

Raute Corporation's Interim financial report for January 1 - June 30, 2016 has
been prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting
Standards, IFRS, accepted for application in the EU. Preparations have complied
with the IAS and IFRS 
standards, as well as SIC and IFRIC interpretations, effective on June 30,
2016. The notes to the Interim financial statements also comply with Finnish
accounting legislation. 

The Interim financial report has been prepared according to the same accounting
principles as those applied in the Annual financial statement for 2015. 

All of the figures presented in the Interim financial report are in thousand
euro, unless otherwise stated. Due to the rounding of the figures in the
financial statement tables, the sums of figures may deviate from the sum total
presented in the table. Figures in parentheses refer to the corresponding
figures in the comparison period. 

In the preparation of the Interim financial report in conformity with IFRS
standardsthe management has made forward-looking accounting estimates and
assumptions. Because the estimates and assumptions are based on management's
best 
knowledge at the reporting date, the actual results may differ from these
estimates. 

3. Segment information
Operational segment
Continuing operations of Raute Group belong to the wood products technology
segment. 

Due to Raute's business model, operational nature and administrative structure,
the operational segment to be reported as wood products technology segment is
comprised of the whole Group and the information on the segment is consistent
with 
that of the Group. Segment reporting follows the principles of presentation of
the consolidated financial statements. 

                                                                                
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                                           30.6.        30.6.        31.12.     
Wood products technology                    2016         2015          2015     
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Net sales                                 53 733       56 366       127 278     
Operating profit                           2 902        3 427         8 120     
Assets                                    56 559       58 857        61 760     
Liabilities                               27 192       33 375        32 059     
Capital expenditure                        1 678          511         2 506     
                                                                                
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Assets of the wood products technology     30.6.        30.6.        31.12.     
segment by geographical location            2016    %    2015  %       2015    %
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Finland                                   46 884   83  47 759   81   52 488   85
North America                              4 799    8   4 626    8    3 655    6
China                                      3 704    7   4 794    8    4 572    7
Russia                                       852    2   1 307    2      732    1
South America                                177    0     216    0      202    0
Other                                        144    0     154    0      112    0
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TOTAL                                     56 559  100  58 857  100   61 760  100
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Capital expenditure of the wood products   30.6.        30.6.        31.12.     
technology segment by geographical          2016    %    2015    %     2015    %
 location                                                                       
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Finland                                    1 567   93     432   85    2 388   95
North America                                 87    5      36    7       61    2
China                                         19    1      43    8       57    2
Russia                                         -    -       -    -        -    -
South America                                  1    0       -    -        1    0
Other                                          4    0       -    -        -    -
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TOTAL                                      1 678  100     511  100    2 506  100
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4. Net sales
The main part of the net sales is comprised of project deliveries and
modernizations in technology services, which are treated as long-term projects.
The rest of the net sales is comprised of technology services provided to the
wood products industry such as spare parts and maintenance services as well as
services provided to the development of customers' business. 

Project deliveries and modernizations related to technology services include
both product and service sales, making it impossible to give a reliable
presentation of the breakdown of the Group's net sales into purely product and
service sales. 

Large delivery projects can temporarily increase the shares of various
customers of the Group’s net sales to more than ten percent. At the end of the
period, the Group had three customers (1), whose customized share of the
Group's net sales 
temporarily exceeded ten percent. The sales share of the customers was 45
percent. 



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                          1.1.–30.6.       1.1.–30.6.       1.1.–31.12.     
Net sales by market area        2016    %        2015    %         2015    %
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EMEA (Europe and Africa)      33 709   63      35 301   63       82 632   66
NAM (North America)            8 067   15       6 511   12       16 962   13
CIS (Russia)                   7 885   15       5 633   10       11 841    9
APAC (Asia-Pacific)            2 504    5       3 006    5        6 906    5
LAM (South America)            1 568    3       5 915   10        8 937    7
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TOTAL                         53 733  100      56 366  100      127 278  100
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  Finland accounted for 16 percent (14 %) of net sales.



                                                                                
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                                                        30.6.     30.6.   31.12.
5. Long-term projects                                    2016      2015     2015
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Net sales                                                                       
Net sales by percentage of completion                  43 688    45 239  104 251
Other net sales                                        10 045    11 127   23 027
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TOTAL                                                  53 733    56 366  127 278
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Project revenues entered as income from currently undelivered                   
long-term projects recognized by percentage of        112 136    89 170  112 329
 completion                                                                     
                                                                                
Amount of long-term project revenues not yet entered   30 885    99 086   59 210
 as income (order book)                                                         
                                                                                
Projects for which the value by percentage of completion                        
 exceeds                                                                        
advance payments invoiced                                                       
- aggregate amount of costs incurred and recognized    98 951    71 269   72 948
 profits less recognized losses                                                 
- advance payments received                            72 963    56 910   46 415
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Gross amount due from customers                        25 987    14 360   26 533
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Projects for which advance payments invoiced exceed the value                   
 by                                                                             
percentage of completion                                                        
- aggregate amount of costs incurred and recognized    15 610    17 803   36 823
 profits less recognized losses                                                 
- advance payments received                            22 506    32 204   46 294
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Gross amount due to customers                           6 896    14 401    9 471
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Advance payments included in the current liabilities in the                     
 balance sheet                                                                  
Gross amount due to customers                           6 896    14 401    9 471
Other advance payments received, not under                 69    -1 072    1 553
 percentage of completion                                                       
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Total                                                   6 965    13 329   11 024
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Specification of combined asset and liability items                             
Advance payments paid                                     157     1 253    1 367
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Advance payments included in inventories in the           157     1 253    1 367
 balance sheet                                                                  
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                                                        30.6.     30.6.   31.12.
6. Number of personnel, persons                          2016      2015     2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Effective, on average                                     632       599      614
In books, on average                                      641       608      624
In books, at the end of the period                        650       640      646
- of which personnel working abroad                       187       199      205
                                                                                
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                                                        30.6.     30.6.   31.12.
7. Research and development costs                        2016      2015     2015
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Research and development costs for period              -1 559    -1 040   -3 092
Amortization of previously capitalized development       -113      -320     -104
 costs                                                                          
Development costs recognized as an asset in the             -       138      220
 balance sheet                                                                  
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Research and development costs entered as expense      -1 671    -1 222   -2 976
 for the period                                                                 
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Impairment of previously capitalized development            -         -   -1 020
 costs                                                                          
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Research and development costs entered as expense      -1 671    -1 222   -3 996
 for the period                                                                 
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8. Changes in Intangible assets and in Property,        30.6.     30.6.   31.12.
plant and equipment                                      2016      2015     2015
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Intangible assets                                                               
Carrying amount at the beginning of the period         14 035    13 826   13 826
Exchange rate differences                                 -39        68       60
Additions                                                  79       207      346
Disposals                                                   -         -     -350
Reclassification between items                             34       102      152
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Carrying amount at the end of the period               14 109    14 203   14 035
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Accumulated depreciation and amortization at the      -12 426   -10 334  -10 334
 beginning of the period                                                        
Exchange rate differences                                  27       -37      -32
Accumulated depreciation and amortization of                -      -350        -
 disposals and reclassifications                                                
Depreciation and amortization for the period             -316      -533     -690
Impairment                                                  -         -   -1 370
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Accumulated depreciation and amortization at the end  -12 715   -11 253  -12 426
 of the period                                                                  
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Book value of Intangible assets, at the beginning of    1 609     3 492    3 492
 the period                                                                     
Book value of Intangible assets, at the end of the      1 393     2 950    1 609
 period                                                                         
                                                                                
Property, plant and equipment                                                   
Carrying amount at the beginning of the period         45 463    43 944   43 944
Exchange rate differences                                 309       280     -458
Additions                                               1 599       654    2 160
Disposals                                                  -8       -14      -30
Reclassification between items                            -34      -102     -152
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Carrying amount at the end of the period               47 330    44 762   45 463
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Accumulated depreciation and amortization at the      -36 934   -36 014  -36 014
 beginning of the period                                                        
Exchange rate differences                                -337      -171      502
Depreciation and amortization for the period             -772      -731   -1 422
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Accumulated depreciation and amortization at the end  -38 043   -36 915  -36 934
 of the period                                                                  
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Book value of Property, plant and equipment, at the     8 529     7 930    7 930
 beginning of the period                                                        
Book value of Property, plant and equipment, at the     9 287     7 847    8 529
 end of the period                                                              
                                                                                
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                                                        30.6.     30.6.   31.12.
9. Interest-bearing liabilities                          2016      2015     2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Non-current interest-bearing liabilities recognized         -       625        -
 at amortized cost                                                              
Current interest-bearing liabilities                    6 447     1 537    1 535
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TOTAL                                                   6 447     2 162    1 535
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Maturities of the interest-bearing financial liabilities at                     
 June 30, 2016                                                                  
Financial liability                                   Current  Non-curr    Total
                                                                    ent         
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Loans from financial institutions                       6 447         -    6 447
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Total                                                   6 447         -    6 447
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                                                        30.6.     30.6.   31.12.
10. Pledged assets and contingent liabilities            2016      2015     2015
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On behalf of the Parent company                                                 
Business mortgages                                      3 302     7 297    7 869
                                                                                
Loans from financial institutions                       3 625     1 875    1 250
Business mortgages                                      3 625     1 875    1 250
                                                                                
Mortgage agreements on behalf of subsidiaries                                   
Loans from financial institutions                       2 822       287      285
Other obligations                                       1 315       540      568
Business mortgages                                      3 073       828      881
                                                                                
Commercial bank guarantees on behalf of the Parent      7 897    21 706   11 546
 company and subsidiaries                                                       
                                                                                
Other own obligations                                                           
Rental liabilities maturing within one year               869       904      903
Rental liabilities maturing in one to five years          855     1 743    1 301
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Total                                                   1 724     2 647    2 204
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11. Related party transactions                                                  
No loans have been granted to the company's                                     
 management.                                                                    
                                                                                
No pledges have been given or other commitments made on behalf of the company's 
 management and shareholders.                                                   
                                                                                
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                                                        30.6.     30.6.   31.12.
12. Derivatives                                          2016      2015     2015
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Nominal values of forward contracts in                                          
foreign currency                                                                
Economic hedging                                                                
- Related to financing                                      -       166        -
- Related to the hedging of net sales                   3 125     4 546    2 969
Hedge accounting                                                                
- Related to the hedging of net sales                   1 763     4 239    2 679
                                                                                
Fair values of forward contracts in foreign currency                            
Economic hedging                                                                
- Related to financing                                      -       -23        -
- Related to the hedging of net sales                     -77      -124      -89
Hedge accounting                                                                
- Related to the hedging of net sales                      50       121      -47
                                                                                

13. Share-based payments
A total of 50 870 Raute's series A shares have been subscribed for with Raute's
stock options 2010 A, 2010 B and 2010 C during the reporting period. The new
shares have been registered in the Trade Register on February 24, 2016 and May
9, 2016. 

On June 30, 2016, the company's share capital is EUR 8 256 316 and the number
of company's shares 4 162 578 pieces. 

An expense of EUR 118 thousand was recognized for the share rewards to the
income statement during the reporting period. 

During the interim period, no share rewards were delivered based on the
long-term share-based incentive program 2014-2018 directed to the top
management. 

14. Distribution of the profit for the financial year 2015
Raute Corporation's Annual General Meeting held on March 31, 2016, decided,
according to the Board of Directors' proposal, to distribute a dividend of EUR
0,80 per share to be paid for series A and K shares, a total of EUR 3 303 
thousand. The dividend 
payment date was April 12, 2016.

15. Financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value
At the end of the reporting period June 30, 2016,  the fair value of the
financial assets categorized at fair value on hierarchy level 3 was EUR 500
thousand. The methods of fair value determination correspond the valuation
principles presented in the Annual 
financial statements for 2015. There were no transfers between the hierarchy
levels 1 and 2 during the reporting period. 

                                                            
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16. Exchange rates used                                     
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                         1.1.–30.6.  1.1.–30.6.  1.1.–31.12.
Income statement, euros        2016        2015         2015
------------------------------------------------------------
CNY (Chinese juan)           7,3132      6,9411       6,9733
RUB (Russian rouble)        78,4122     64,6024      68,0090
CAD (Canadian dollar)        1,4854      1,3772       1,4177
USD (US dollar)              1,1155      1,1159       1,1097
SGD (Singapore dollar)       1,5402      1,5059       1,5251
CLP (Chilean peso)         769,3287    692,3979     725,3048
                                                            
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                              30.6.       30.6.       31.12.
Balance sheet, euros           2016        2015         2015
------------------------------------------------------------
CNY (Chinese juan)           7,4023      6,9587       7,0223
RUB (Russian rouble)        71,5200     62,3550      80,6736
CAD (Canadian dollar)        1,4384      1,3839       1,5116
USD (US dollar)              1,1102      1,1189       1,0887
SGD (Singapore dollar)       1,4957      1,5068       1,5417
CLP (Chilean peso)         764,6714    706,9221     765,9751
                                                            



                                                                                
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FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT                                30.6.      30.6.     31.12.
                                                      2016       2015       2015
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Change in net sales, %                                -4,7       59,5       35,4
Exported portion of net sales, %                      84,4       86,2       76,3
Return on investment (ROI), %                         17,6       25,8       28,5
Return on equity, ROE, %                              14,4       22,8       24,7
Interest-bearing net liabilities, EUR million          4,9      -11,6       -5,0
Gearing, %                                            16,6      -45,7      -16,8
Equity ratio, %                                       59,2       56,0       58,5
                                                                                
Gross capital expenditure, EUR million                 1,7        0,5        2,5
% of net sales                                         3,1        0,9        2,0
                                                                                
Research and development costs, EUR million            1,6        1,0        3,1
% of net sales                                         2,9        1,8        2,4
                                                                                
Order book, EUR million                                 32        100         60
Order intake, EUR million                               28        115        145
                                                                                
                                                                                
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SHARE-RELATED DATA                                   30.6.      30.6.     31.12.
                                                      2016       2015       2015
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Earnings per share, (EPS), undiluted, EUR             0,51       0,70       1,65
Earnings per share, (EPS), diluted, EUR               0,51       0,70       1,64
Equity to share, EUR                                  7,06       6,33       7,26
Dividend per series A share, EUR                         -          -       0,80
Dividend per series K share, EUR                         -          -       0,80
Dividend per profit, %                                   -          -       48,4
Effective dividend return, %                             -          -        5,7
Repayment of equity from invested                        -          -          -
 non-restricted equity reserve, EUR                                             
                                                                                
Development in share price (series A shares)                                    
Lowest share price for the period, EUR               12,06       7,17       7,17
Highest share price for the period, EUR              15,30      13,59      14,25
Average share price for the period, EUR              13,67      11,11      11,95
Share price at the end of the period, EUR            13,10      11,95      14,12
                                                                                
Market value of capital stock                                                   
- Series K shares, EUR million*                       13,0       11,8       14,0
- Series A shares, EUR million                        41,5       36,3       44,1
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Total, EUR million                                    54,5       48,2       58,1
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*Series K shares valued at the value of series                                  
 A shares.                                                                      
                                                                                
Trading of the company's shares (series A                                       
 shares)                                                                        
Trading of shares, pcs                             504 948    667 187  1 094 902
Trading of shares, EUR million                         6,9        7,4       13,1
                                                                                
Number of shares                                                                
- Series K shares, ordinary shares (20 votes,      991 161    991 161    991 161
 share)                                                                         
- Series A shares (1 vote/share)                 3 171 417  3 039 567  3 120 547
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Total                                            4 162 578  4 030 728  4 111 708
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Number of shares, weighted average, 1 000 pcs        4 136      4 020      4 051
Number of shares, diluted, 1 000 pcs                 4 161      4 031      4 139
                                                                                
Number of shareholders                               3 187      2 158      2 623
                                                                                



                                                                                
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DEVELOPMENT OF         Q 3        Q 4        Q 1      Q 2     Rolling    Rolling
QUARTERLY             2015       2015       2016     2016    1.7.2015   1.7.2014
 RESULTS                                                                        
(EUR 1 000)                                                         –          –
                                                            30.6.2016  30.6.2015
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NET SALES           31 391     39 521     26 427   27 306     124 645    115 037
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Change in inventories of finished                                               
goods and work       1 161     -1 254        917       60         883      1 121
 in progress                                                                    
                                                                                
Other operating          7         32        962       73       1 073        393
 income                                                                         
                                                                                
Materials and      -18 623    -21 316    -14 264  -13 513     -67 715    -62 478
 services                                                                       
Employee            -8 357     -8 935     -9 131   -8 966     -35 389    -32 158
 benefits                                                                       
 expense                                                                        
Depreciation          -565       -296       -515     -573      -1 949     -2 341
 and                                                                            
 amortization                                                                   
Impairment               -     -1 370          -        -      -1 370          -
Other operating     -3 102     -3 600     -3 009   -2 871     -12 581    -12 255
 expenses                                                                       
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Total operating    -30 646    -35 518    -26 919  -25 923    -119 006   -109 232
 expenses                                                                       
                                                                                
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OPERATING            1 912      2 781      1 386    1 516       7 595      7 319
 PROFIT                                                                         
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% of net sales           6          7          5        6           6          6
                                                                                
Financial              -42        129         93      -52         128        592
 income                                                                         
Financial              -99        -72       -222       35        -358       -303
 expenses                                                                       
                                                                                
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PROFIT BEFORE        1 772      2 837      1 258    1 499       7 365      7 608
 TAX                                                                            
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% of net sales           6          7          5        5           6          7
                                                                                
Income taxes          -300       -459       -353     -274      -1 386     -1 331
                                                                                
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PROFIT FOR THE       1 472      2 378        904    1 224       5 979      6 277
 PERIOD                                                                         
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% of net sales           5          6          3        4           5          5
                                                                                
Attributable to                                                                 
Equity holders       1 472      2 378        904    1 224       5 979      6 277
 of the Parent                                                                  
 company                                                                        
                                                                                
Earnings per                                                                    
 share, EUR                                                                     
Undiluted             0,36       0,58       0,22     0,29        1,45       1,56
 earnings per                                                                   
 share                                                                          
Diluted               0,36       0,57       0,22     0,29        1,44       1,55
 earnings per                                                                   
 share                                                                          
                                                                                
Shares, 1 000                                                                   
 pcs                                                                            
Adjusted             4 053      4 091      4 124    4 147       4 136      4 020
 average number                                                                 
 of shares                                                                      
Adjusted average number of                                                      
shares diluted       4 065      4 139      4 151    4 147       4 161      4 031
                                                                                
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FINANCIAL              Q 3        Q 4        Q 1      Q 2     Rolling    Rolling
 DEVELOPMENT                                                                    
 QUARTERLY                                                                      
                      2015       2015       2016     2016    1.7.2015   1.7.2014
                                                                    –          –
                                                            30.6.2016  30.6.2015
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Order intake            14         16         13       16          59        160
 during the                                                                     
 period, EUR                                                                    
 million                                                                        
Order book at           83         60         44       32          32        100
 the end of the                                                                 
 period, EUR                                                                    
 million                                                                        
                                                                                
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20 LARGEST SHAREHOLDERS AT JUNE 30,        Total     % of       Total       % of
 2016                                     number    total      number     voting
By number of     Number of  Number of  of shares   shares    of votes     rights
 shares           series K   series A                                           
                    shares     shares                                           
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1. Sundholm              -    623 423    623 423     15,0     623 423        2,7
 Göran Wilhelm                                                                  
2. Mandatum              -    162 760    162 760      3,9     162 760        0,7
 Life                                                                           
 Unit-Linked                                                                    
3. Laakkonen             -    119 919    119 919      2,9     119 919        0,5
 Mikko                                                                          
4. Suominen         48 000     62 429    110 429      2,7   1 022 429        4,4
 Pekka                                                                          
5. Siivonen         50 640     53 539    104 179      2,5   1 066 339        4,6
 Osku Pekka                                                                     
6. Kirmo Kaisa      55 680     48 341    104 021      2,5   1 161 941        5,1
 Marketta                                                                       
7. Suominen         48 000     54 316    102 316      2,5   1 014 316        4,4
 Tiina                                                                          
 Sini-Maria                                                                     
8. Relander              -     85 000     85 000      2,0      85 000        0,4
 Harald Bertel                                                                  
9. Keskiaho         33 600     51 116     84 716      2,0     723 116        3,1
 Kaija Leena                                                                    
10. Mustakallio     57 580     26 270     83 850      2,0   1 177 870        5,1
 Mika Tapani                                                                    
11. Särkijärvi      60 480     22 009     82 489      2,0   1 231 609        5,4
 Anna Riitta                                                                    
12. Mustakallio     60 480        500     60 980      1,5   1 210 100        5,3
 Kari Pauli                                                                     
13. Mustakallio     43 240     16 047     59 287      1,4     880 847        3,8
 Marja Helena                                                                   
14. Särkijärvi      12 000     43 256     55 256      1,3     283 256        1,2
 Timo Juha                                                                      
15.                 12 000     43 256     55 256      1,3     283 256        1,2
 Särkijärvi-Mar                                                                 
tinez Anu                                                                       
 Riitta                                                                         
16. Mustakallio     53 240          -     53 240      1,3   1 064 800        4,6
 Ulla Sinikka                                                                   
17. Suominen        24 960     27 964     52 924      1,3     527 164        2,3
 Jukka Matias                                                                   
18. Keskinäinen          -     51 950     51 950      1,2      51 950        0,2
 työeläkevakuut                                                                 
usyhtiö Varma                                                                   
19. Suominen        48 000          -     48 000      1,2     960 000        4,2
 Jussi Matias                                                                   
20. Keskiaho        24 780     19 094     43 874      1,1     514 694        2,2
 Ilta Marjaana                                                                  
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TOTAL              632 680  1 511 189  2 143 869     51,5  14 614 789       61,6
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                                           Total     % of       Total       % of
                                          number    total      number     voting
By number of     Number of  Number of  of shares   shares  of votes       rights
 votes            series K   series A                                           
                    shares     shares                                           
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1. Särkijärvi       60 480     22 009     82 489      2,0   1 231 609        5,4
 Anna Riitta                                                                    
2. Mustakallio      60 480        500     60 980      1,5   1 210 100        5,3
 Kari Pauli                                                                     
3. Mustakallio      57 580     26 270     83 850      2,0   1 177 870        5,1
 Mika Tapani                                                                    
4. Kirmo Kaisa      55 680     48 341    104 021      2,5   1 161 941        5,1
 Marketta                                                                       
5. Siivonen         50 640     53 539    104 179      2,5   1 066 339        4,6
 Osku Pekka                                                                     
6. Mustakallio      53 240          -     53 240      1,3   1 064 800        4,6
 Ulla Sinikka                                                                   
7. Suominen         48 000     62 429    110 429      2,7   1 022 429        4,4
 Pekka                                                                          
8. Suominen         48 000     54 316    102 316      2,5   1 014 316        4,4
 Tiina                                                                          
 Sini-Maria                                                                     
9. Suominen         48 000          -     48 000      1,2     960 000        4,2
 Jussi Matias                                                                   
10. Mustakallio     43 240     16 047     59 287      1,4     880 847        3,8
 Marja Helena                                                                   
11. Mustakallio     42 240          -     42 240      1,0     844 800        3,7
 Risto Knut                                                                     
 kuolinpesä                                                                     
12. Keskiaho        33 600     51 116     84 716      2,0     723 116        3,1
 Kaija Leena                                                                    
13. Sundholm             -    623 423    623 423     15,0     623 423        2,7
 Göran Wilhelm                                                                  
14. Keskiaho        29 680          -     29 680      0,7     593 600        2,6
 Vesa Heikki                                                                    
15. Keskiaho        27 880      5 816     33 696      0,8     563 416        2,5
 Juha-Pekka                                                                     
16. Kirmo Lasse     27 645      2 967     30 612      0,7     555 867        2,4
 Antti                                                                          
17. Suominen        24 960     27 964     52 924      1,3     527 164        2,3
 Jukka Matias                                                                   
18. Keskiaho        24 780     19 094     43 874      1,1     514 694        2,2
 Ilta Marjaana                                                                  
19. Kultanen        22 405      8 031     30 436      0,7     456 131        2,0
 Leea Annikka                                                                   
20. Molander        20 160          -     20 160      0,5     403 200        1,8
 Sole                                                                           
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TOTAL              778 690  1 021 862  1 800 552     43,3  16 595 662       72,2
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MANAGEMENT'S AND PUBLIC INSIDERS' SHAREHOLDING AND NOMINEE-REGISTERED SHARES    
                      Number of    Number     Total    % of      Total      % of
                       series K        of    number   total  number of     total
                         shares  series A        of  shares      votes    voting
                                   shares    shares                       rights
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Management's and Public insiders' holding                                       
 at June 30, 2016                                                               
The Board of            122 830   115 149   237 979     5,7  2 571 749      11,2
 Directors, The                                                                 
 Group's President                                                              
 and CEO and                                                                    
 Executive Board*                                                               
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TOTAL                   122 830   115 149   237 979     5,7  2 571 749      11,2
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*The figures include the holdings of their own,                                 
 minor children and control entities.                                           
                                                                                
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Nominee-registered            -   111 342   111 342     2,7    111 342       0,5
 shares at June 30,                                                             
 2016                                                                           
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RAUTE CORPORATION
Board of Directors


BRIEFING ON JULY 27, 2016 AT 2 P.M.:
A briefing will be organized for analysts, investors and the media on July 27,
2016 at 2 p.m. at Scandic Simonkenttä Hotel, Tapiola cabinet, Simonkatu 9,
Helsinki. The interim report will be presented by Mr. Tapani Kiiski, President
and CEO, and Ms. Arja Hakala, CFO. 

NEXT INTERIM REPORT:
Raute Corporation’s interim report January 1–September 30, 2016 will be
published on Wednesday, October 26, 2016. 

FURTHER INFORMATION:
Mr. Tapani Kiiski, President and CEO, Raute Corporation, tel. +358 3 829 3500,
mobile phone +358 400 814 148 
Ms. Arja Hakala, CFO, Raute Corporation, tel. +358 3 829 3293, mobile phone
+358 400 710 387 

DISTRIBUTION:
Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd, main media, www.raute.com

RAUTE IN BRIEF:

Raute is a technology and service company that operates worldwide. Raute’s
customers are companies operating in the wood products industry that
manufacture veneer, plywood and LVL (Laminated Veneer Lumber). The technology
offering covers machinery and equipment for the customer’s entire production
process. As a supplier of mill-scale projects, Raute is a global market leader
both in the plywood and LVL industries. Additionally, Raute’s full-service
concept includes technology services ranging from spare parts deliveries to
regular maintenance and equipment modernizations. Raute’s head office is
located in the Nastola area of Lahti, Finland. The company’s other production
plants are in Kajaani, Finland, the Vancouver area of Canada and in the
Shanghai area of China. Raute’s net sales in 2015 were EUR 127.3 million. The
Group’s headcount at the end of 2015 was 646. 

More information about the company can be found at www.raute.com.