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    . This recognition shows that we stand tall in Swedish industry and that our forward leaning perspective, long-term proactive sustainability work and high ambitions are appreciated.
    Matthew Hirst, EVP of Commercial and Sustainability at Billerud
    Our objective with PIDA is not just about strengthening ties between the schools and the industry, but also about contributing to a sustainable future by investing in initiatives which increase the overall proficiency of the industry
    Agneta Rognli, Marketing Manager, BillerudKorsnäs
    The students have an innovative perspective and through the competition, we learn about future demands on our industry. PIDA is thus an important initiative for both industry and future packaging designers alike
    Agneta Rognli, Marketing Manager, BillerudKorsnäs
    given a choice between plastic and paper, we believe that our products can contribute to solutions against both plastic littering as well as climate change, two of our times largest sustainability challenges
    Henrik Essén, Director of Sustainability, BillerudKorsnäs
    The results of the study challenge a common misconception that the production of paper packaging is more energy consuming and environmentally detrimental than the production of plastic packaging.
    Lena Dahlgren, project manager, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute
    We will be able to engage industry professionals and the general public in a way that we never have done before. Anyone who is moved by what we say can simply click, post, share and comment via social media”,
    Peter Malmqvist, Marketing Director, BillerudKorsnäs
    “We want the audience to associate us with fresh thinking and smarter packaging solutions with economic and sustainability advantages. We believe that the best way to do so is to show what we have achieved and realized over the past couple of years, as well as to give the audience a flavour of what we have on our agenda”,
    Peter Malmqvist, Marketing Director, BillerudKorsnäs
    We share a vision of a future in which plastics in the ocean is an issue of the past
    Henrik Essén, Director Communications and Sustainibility, BillerudKorsnäs
    We want to communicate how our innovation agenda and our products can contribute to the solution of the plastic waste in ocean.
    Henrik Essén, Director Communications and Sustainibility, BillerudKorsnäs
    Our goals with the results of this research are to inform the public that a change in behaviour is crucial. We also hope to influence decision-makers to regulate and reduce plastic littering in the oceans as well as to encourage industries to develop innovative alternatives to plastic.
    Romain Troublé, Secretary General, Tara Expeditions
    “I’m delighted with these two awards. They’re proof that we’ve managed to maintain a high standard in our communication with the capital market, which is particularly pleasing because 2012 has been an intense year for Billerud on the acquisitions front.”
    Sophie Arnius, IR manager Billerud
    “The importance of product packaging is growing all the time. SPICE fits in well with Billerud’s customer offer: to develop smart, sustainable, value adding packaging. It gives us a unique opportunity to build a close relationship between the designers of the future and our products.”
    Jimmy Nyström, Business Development Director at Billerud
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    On track to reach synergy targets ahead of plan

    CEO Per Lindberg comments on the development during Q3 2013: “Third quarter’s results show a stable performance. Our adjusted operating profit reached SEK 331 million corresponding to an adjusted operating margin of 7% which, taking the negative impact from the planned maintenance shutdowns into consideration is satisfactory. The quarter has been very eventful in our production units with two planned maintenance shutdowns in Karlsborg and Skärblacka. After some delay in Skärblacka in connection with the major rebuild, all machines are now up and running again and performing as planned.

    Invitation to press and analyst conference – Q3 2013

    BillerudKorsnäs’ Interim Report for January-September 2013 will be published on Wednesday 30 October at approximately 07.00 CET. At 10.00 CET on the same day, Per Lindberg, President and CEO, and Susanne Lithander, CFO, will present the Interim Report at a press and analyst conference. The presentation will be held in English and will be followed by a Q&A session. The presentation material will be available at BillerudKorsnäs’ website. Venue: Tändstickspalatset, Västra Trädgårdsgatan 15, Stockholm To participate, please e-mail gssc@nasdaqomx.com The press and analyst conference

    Divestment of paper machine in Gävle completed

    BillerudKorsnäs’ divestment of paper machine PM2 at the Group’s Gävle production unit, to SwedPaper AB, has been approved by the appropriate competition authorities and the transaction has now been completed.The transaction fulfils the requirement set by the European Commission for approval of the combination between Billerud and Korsnäs, and PM2 at the Gävle unit has now been divested to SwedPaper. Other operations at the Gävle production unit will not be affected by the sale and will remain unchanged in BillerudKorsnäs’ ownership. Following the divestment, BillerudKorsnäs will, for

    Already half way to realising synergy target

    CEO Per Lindberg comments on the development during Q2 2013:   “We continue to focus on integration and to create the new BillerudKorsnäs. I am therefore first and foremost very pleased to see that we have realised synergies corresponding to an annual pace of approximately SEK 260 million, which takes us almost half way to our target of SEK 530 million. This means that integration is making good progress. We have also received approval from the EU Commission to sell PM2 in Gävle to SwedPaper and we expect closing on 1 August, thus fulfilling the formal requirements from the authorities

    Invitation to press and analyst conference – Q2 2013

    BillerudKorsnäs’ Interim Report for January-June 2013 will be published on Thursday 18 July at approximately 10.00 CET. At 11.00 CET on the same day, Per Lindberg, President and CEO, and Susanne Lithander, CFO, will present the Interim Report at a press and analyst conference. The presentation will be held in English and will be followed by a Q&A session. The presentation material will be available at BillerudKorsnäs’ website. Venue: Tändstickspalatset, Västra Trädgårdsgatan 15, Stockholm To participate, please e-mail gssc@nasadqomx.com. The press and analyst conference can also

    Financial calendar for 2014 and date of AGM

    BillerudKorsnäs’ financial calendar for 2014 will be as follows: Year-end report 2013                                                          18 February 2014 Interim report January-March 2014                                     24 April 2014 Interim report January-June 2014                                       21 July 2014 Interim report January-September 2014                             28 October 2014 The Annual General Meeting will be held on 6 May 2014. For further information, please contact: Sophie Arnius, Investor Relations & Financial Media Director, +46 8

    Annual General Meeting in BillerudKorsnäs AB (publ)

    BillerudKorsnäs AB (publ) have today, 7 May, held its annual general meeting. The following resolutions were made at the meeting.Adoption of income statement and balance sheet, resolution on dividendAt the Annual General Meeting, the income statement and the balance sheet as well as the consolidated income statement and consolidated balance sheet for 2012 were adopted. In accordance with the Board’s proposal, the meeting decided that SEK 2 per share should be distributed to the shareholders and that the record date for the dividend should be 13 May 2013. The dividend is estimated to be

    Sale of paper machine in Gävle

    In order to satisfy one of the conditions set by the EU Commission for approval of the combination between Billerud and Korsnäs, an agreement has been signed with SwedPaper AB ("SwedPaper") concerning divestment of a paper machine (PM2) at the Gävle production unit. Production at PM2 in 2012 accounted for approximately 2% of BillerudKorsnäs’ total combined sales volume.Under the agreement, PM2 at the Gävle production unit will be sold to SwedPaper. The machine produces kraft and sack paper. The PM2 operation employs approximately 60 people, who will be offered employment with SwedPaper.

    Invitation to press and analyst conference – Q1 2013

    BillerudKorsnäs’ Interim Report for January-March 2013 will be published on Tuesday 23 April at approximately 07.00 CET. At 10.00 CET on the same day, Per Lindberg, President and CEO, and Susanne Lithander, CFO, will present the Interim Report at a press and analyst conference. The presentation will be held in English and will be followed by a Q&A session. The presentation material will be available at BillerudKorsnäs’ website. Venue: Tändstickspalatset, Västra Trädgårdsgatan 15, Stockholm To participate, please e-mail Maria Mattsson at maria.mattsson@nasdaqomx.com or call +46 70

    Annual Report for 2012 released

    BillerudKorsnäs’ Annual Report for 2012, including the Sustainability Report for 2012, is now available at www.billerudkorsnas.com. The printed version of the Annual Report will be distributed to shareholders and other stakeholders that have requested this. For further information please contact:Sophie Arnius, Investor Relations & Financial Media Director, +46 8 553 335 24, +46 70 590 80 72 The information is such that BillerudKorsnäs Aktiebolag (publ) is obligated to publish under the Swedish Securities Market Act. Submitted for publication at 10.00 CET, 3 April 2013.

    Billerud receives award for best IR

    Billerud was commended for its work on investor relations in IR Nordic Markets Sweden 2012. For the second year in a row, Billerud was presented with the Best Mid Cap Company award and the award for Best IRO at a Mid Cap, which was awarded to Billerud’s IR manager Sophie Arnius.IR Nordic Markets is the biggest study of IR in the Nordic region and was carried out by Regi for the 15th year in a row. In the study presented yesterday at IR Nordic Markets Awards Sweden 2012, assessments from analysts in the Nordic region and Europe formed the basis of the analysis of the financial communication

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