Helsinki, Finland, 2012-04-26 06:55 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LASSILA & TIKANOJA
PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 26 April 2012 7.55 am
Lassila & Tikanoja is launching a new operational enhancement programme to
improve its profitability and to adapt operations to the current market
environment. The planned actions are estimated to improve profitability at
least by EUR 4 million annually, over half of this in 2012.
The programme involves fixed cost cuts, price increases, holiday pay
arrangements and other efficiency improvement measures.
L&T will record approximately EUR 1.0 million in non-recurring adjustment costs
associated with the programme for the second quarter.
LASSILA & TIKANOJA PLC
Pekka Ojanpää
CEO
For additional information please contact
Pekka Ojanpää, CEO, tel +358 10 636 2810
Ville Rantala, CFO, tel. +358 50 385 1442
Keijo Keränen, Head of Treasury and IR, tel. +358 50 385 6957.
Lassila & Tikanoja specialises in environmental management and property and
plant support services and is a leading supplier of wood-based biofuels,
recovered fuels and recycled raw materials. With operations in Finland, Sweden,
Latvia and Russia, L&T employs 9,500 persons. Net sales in 2011 amounted to EUR
652 million. L&T is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.
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