Net sales for the group amounted to SEK 16,6 million, which represents a drop of one per cent. This drop is primarily due to a fall in sales of electricity certificates and the closing of the CTMP mill at Follafoss, Norway. At the same time, costs have fallen by nine per cent.
Profit after net financial improved to - 450 million SEK, compared with - 919 million last year.
"Our markets have continued to be characterised by a weak economic situation and a strong Swedish krona. Despite this, our earning capacity grew significantly over the year. If we exclude the restructuring costs for the closure of the pulp mill in Tofte, our operating profit amounted to SEK 400 million, which is SEK 1,329 million better than in 2012. These improved underlying earnings are what we now take with us into 2014", comments CEO Lars Idermark.
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