STORA ENSO OYJ INSIDE INFORMATION 14 November 2025 at 10:31 EET
Stora Enso is initiating a strategic review of its Central European sawmills and
building solutions operations. The review, to be carried out in 2026, will cover
one business unit of Wood Products business area, including seven sawmills in
Austria, Czechia, Poland, and Lithuania, and further processing units with three
cross-laminated-timber (CLT) mills, as well as wood procurement, and
international sales and distribution operations. Whilst the business in scope
has a strong position in an attractive market, it does not bring strategic or
operational synergies for Stora Enso's core renewable packaging operations.
In the strategic review, different scenarios will be assessed for the business
and assets in scope, including the possibility to divest the business, to
strengthen Stora Enso's strategic focus on renewable materials and packaging.
The synergetic sawmills in Northern Europe, including further processing
operations, in Sweden, Finland, Estonia and Latvia are not part of the
assessment, and this part of the business remains strategically important to
Stora Enso going forward.
Stora Enso is the largest sawn wood producer in Europe and a world leader in
providing sustainable wood-based building solutions, including the advanced CLT
elements, for the global construction industry. The seven sawmills under the
review have a production capacity of about 3 million m³ and offer an extensive
range of sawn products and mass timber components. This entity represents
approximately 50% of the Wood Products segment's sales. In recent years, Stora
Enso has developed industry leading building solutions, providing innovative
concepts, services and a comprehensive portfolio of products to support low
-carbon construction.
Stora Enso plans to provide an update on this strategic review in 2026. In the
meantime, operations will continue as usual, with an ongoing commitment to
delivering high-quality, competitive products and services to customers.
All possible changes are subject to co-determination negotiations and other
potential legal procedures in all impacted countries.
Webcast Friday 14 November at 13.30 EET / 12.30 CET
Stora Enso will organise a webcast for analysts, investors and media regarding
today's announcementstoday at 13.30 EET / 12.30 CET. The webcast can be accessed
at https://stora-enso-call-november-2025.open-exchange.net/.
For further information, please contact:
Hanna Rutanen
SVP Communications
tel. +358 41 507 1361
Investor enquiries:
Jutta Mikkola
SVP Investor Relations
tel. +358 50 544 6061
The forest is at the heart of Stora Enso, and we believe that everything made
from fossil-based materials today can be made from a tree tomorrow. We are the
leading provider of renewable products in packaging, biomaterials, and wooden
construction, and one of the largest private forest owners in the world. In
2024, Stora Enso had approximately 19,000 employees, and the Group sales were
EUR 9 billion. Stora Enso's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Oy (STEAV,
STERV) and Nasdaq Stockholm AB (STE A, STE R). In addition, the shares are
traded in the USA OTC Markets (OTCQX) as ADRs and ordinary shares (SEOAY, SEOFF,
SEOJF). storaenso.com (https://www.storaenso.com/en/)
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For further information, please contact:
Hanna Rutanen
SVP Communications
tel. +358 41 507 1361
Investor enquiries:
Jutta Mikkola
SVP Investor Relations
tel. +358 50 544 6061