RESTRUCTRING PROCESS ADVANCES AT RAISIO
Raisio Group plc Stock Exchange Release 5 March 2004 at 9.50 Finnish timeRESTRUCTRING PROCESS ADVANCES AT RAISIO GROUPNegotiations on selling Raisio Chemicals ongoing On the basis of thorough evaluation and discussions with potentialbuyers, the best restructuring alternative for Raisio Group isconsidered to be the sale of Raisio Chemicals to an industrial buyer. The Supervisory Board of Raisio Group has in its meeting authorizedthe Board of Directors to sell Raisio Chemicals. The negotiations areexpected to be completed in the second or third quarter of 2004.