Publication of Raute Corporation's Half-Year Report and Invitation to a Briefing

RAUTE CORPORATION INVESTOR NEWS 23 JULY 2019 at 2:30 p.m.

PUBLICATION OF RAUTE CORPORATION'S HALF-YEAR REPORT AND INVITATION TO A BRIEFING

Raute Corporation will publish its Half-Year Report for January 1 - June 30, 2019 (6 months) on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at about 9 a.m. Finnish time. A briefing for analysts, investors and the media will be organized on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 2:00 - 3:00 p.m., at Scandic Simonkentta Hotel, Helsinki.

You are welcome to hear about our financial performance for the first half of the year and our outlook for the rest of 2019. The presentations will be made by Raute Corporation’s President and CEO Tapani Kiiski and CFO Tarja Järvinen.

Please inform of your participation in the briefing at the latest on Friday, July 26, 2019 to Raute Corporation, Eija Salminen (eija.salminen@raute.com, tel. +358 50 380 1517) or GMO Goodmarketing Oy, Esa Kyto (esa.kyto@goodmarketing.fi, tel. +358 40 528 0050).

The Half-Year Report for January 1 - June 30, 2019 (6 months) will be available at www.raute.com on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 after the publication at about 9:00 a.m. The presentation material will be available at www.raute.com > Investors > Publications on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 2 p.m. when the briefing has started.

RAUTE CORPORATION
Tapani Kiiski
President and CEO

FURTHER INFORMATION:
Ms. Tarja Järvinen, CFO, mobile +358 40 658 3562

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, LVL (Laminated Veneer Lumber) and lumber. The technology offering covers the entire production process of veneer, plywood and LVL and special measurement equipment for lumber. 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. Its other production plants are in Kajaani, Finland, the Vancouver area of Canada, in the Shanghai area of China and in Pullman, WA, USA. Raute’s net sales in 2018 were EUR 181.0 million. The Group’s headcount at the end of 2018 was 772. More information on the company can be found at www.raute.com.