AssiDomän buys corrugated companies in Finland

AssiDomän buys corrugated companies in Finland AssiDomän has acquired three sheet plants in Finland. The new units, which are located in Helsinki, Tampere and Seinäjoki, have a total annual turnover of approximately MSEK 60 and employ 45 people. Organisationally, the Finnish plants will be part of AssiDomän Förenade Well. "The acquisition of the Finnish plants means that we are now represented in an additional attractive market and can also meet demands from customers who want to make their purchases from one and the same supplier throughout the Nordic region," says Lars Heidenberg, Managing Director of AssiDomän Förenade Well. AssiDomän AB Corporate Communications 8 September 2000 For additional information, please contact: Lars Heidenberg, Managing Director, AssiDomän Förenade Well AB, tel. +46 413 680 00. AssiDomän is one of Europe's leading forest products companies with operations within packaging, packaging paper, sawn timber and wood processing. The Group is also a significant forest owner with 2.4 million hectares of productive forest land. AssiDomän has approximately 12,500 employees in 20 countries. 1999 turnover amounted to SEK 24.5 billion. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/09/08/20000908BIT00240/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/09/08/20000908BIT00240/bit0002.pdf