Metsä Board is raising its result guidance for the 4Q 2017. Metsä Board’s comparable operating result in the 4Q 2017 is expected to remain roughly at the same level as in the 3Q 2017. Metsä Board’s comparable operating result in the 3Q 2017 was Euro 50.4 million.

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Metsä Board raises its result guidance for 4Q 2017

Metsä Board is raising its result guidance for the 4Q 2017, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
The previous guidance was: Mainly due to the maintenance shutdown at the Husum integrated mill, Metsä Board’s comparable operating result in the 4Q 2017 is expected to weaken slightly from the 3Q 2017.

The new guidance is: Metsä Board’s comparable operating result in the 4Q 2017 is expected to remain roughly at the same level as in the 3Q 2017. Metsä Board’s comparable operating result in the 3Q 2017 was Euro 50.4 million.

The pulp market in the 4Q 2017 has been stronger than expected, and the market price of long-fibre pulp, which impacts on Metsä Board’s result, has risen more strongly than expected. Metsä Board’s paperboard business has developed according to expectations.

Metsä Board is a leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards including folding boxboards, food service boards and white kraftliners.