Suominen Oyj - Company Announcement

Suominen's acquisition in Brazil finalized

Helsinki, Finland, 2014-02-10 15:20 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Suominen
Corporation  Stock Exchange Release 10 February 2014 at 16:20 EET 

SUOMINEN'S ACQUISITION IN BRAZIL FINALIZED

Suominen Corporation has today completed the acquisition of Paulínia plant in
Brazil from Ahlstrom Corporation. The agreement of the transaction was signed
and announced on 10 January 2014. 

The Paulínia plant will be included in Suominen's Nonwovens reporting segment
as of 1 February 2014. 

The closing of the deal provides Suominen a foothold in the growing South
American markets and further strengthens its position as the global leader in
the nonwovens for wipes. Suominen is now the only manufacturer of nonwovens for
wipes with plants in Europe, North America and South America. The Paulínia
plant was built in 2008 and it employs approximately 40 persons. The net sales
of the plant were approximately EUR 20 million in 2013. 

Suominen Corporation
Nina Kopola, President & CEO


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


Suominen in brief

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

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