Publishing of Raute's Interim Report and invitation to a briefing
PUBLISHING OF RAUTE'S INTERIM REPORT AND INVITATION TO A BRIEFING
Raute Corporation will publish its Interim Report for January 1 – March 31, 2012 (3 months) on Friday, May 4, 2012 at about 9 a.m. Finnish time. A briefing for analysts, investors and the media will be organized on Monday, May 7, 2012, at 2:00 – 3:00 p.m., at Scandic Simonkentta Hotel, Roba cabinet, Simonkatu 9, Helsinki.
You are welcome to hear about our financial performance for the first three months of 2012 as well as about our prospects for the remaining part of 2012. The plywood market and outlook in Latin America will be discussed more closely in the briefing. The presentations will be made by Raute Corporation’s President and CEO Tapani Kiiski and CFO Arja Hakala.
Please inform of your participation in the briefing at the latest on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 to Raute Corporation, Eija Salminen (eija.salminen@raute.com, tel. +358 50 380 1517) or Good Marketing Oy, Esa Kyto (esa.kyto@goodmarketing.fi, tel. +358 40 528 0050).
The Interim Report will be available at www.raute.com on May 4, 2012 after the publication at about 9:00 a.m. The presentation material will be available at www.raute.com > Investors > Publications on Monday, May 7, 2012, 2011 at 2 p.m. when the briefing has started.
RAUTE CORPORATION
Tapani Kiiski
President and CEO
FURTHER INFORMATION:
Ms. Arja Hakala, CFO, Raute Corporation, tel. +358 3 829 3293, mobile +358 400 710 387
DISTRIBUTION:
NASDAQ OMX 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 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 services ranging from spare parts deliveries to regular maintenance and equipment modernizations. Raute’s head office is located in Nastola, Finland. Its other production plants are in the Vancouver area in Canada, in the Shanghai area in China, and in Kajaani, Finland. Raute’s net sales in 2011 were EUR 74.3 million. The number of personnel at the end of 2011 was 464.
More information about the company can be found at www.raute.com