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- Rottneros AB (publ) produces high-quality market pulp for selected niche markets and develops sustainable molded fiber packaging solutions. The company offers chemical sulphate pulp (NBSK) for filters, cardboard, packaging, electrotechnical insulation, fiber cement, tissue and special papers; mechanical pulp (CTMP) for cardboard, filters and packaging; and molded fiber products such as trays under the Nature by Rottneros brand for food packaging, including modified atmosphere packaging (MAP), through Rottneros Packaging AB. It operates two pulp mills, Rottneros Mill in Sunne, Värmland, focusing on mechanical pulp, and Vallvik Mill near Söderhamn, Hälsingland, specializing in chemical pulp; raw material procurement via Nykvist Skogs AB in Värmland and SIA Rottneros Baltic in Latvia; and forestry services including land preparation, planting, thinning and felling. Rottneros serves customers primarily in Europe (66% of sales), Asia (26%) and North America (8%), with exports accounting for most of its production. Founded in 1887 and headquartered in Rottneros, Sweden, the company is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. Recent developments include a rights issue of approximately SEK 300m completed in July 2025, which was oversubscribed and raised net proceeds of over SEK 200m after loan repayments, boosting the equity/assets ratio to 63% and liquidity to SEK 406m as of September 2025; refinancing of long-term loans to SEK 400m with SEK 69m annual repayments and revolving facilities up to SEK 150m in December 2024; cost-saving measures targeting SEK 35-40m annual reductions with full effect in autumn 2025; workforce reduction of 26 positions mainly at Rottneros Mill amid weak CTMP demand; impairment of SEK 140m on non-current assets at Rottneros Mill due to subdued mechanical pulp markets; and scaling up of large-scale molded fiber tray production in Poland via a joint venture with Arctic Paper, with customer qualifications ongoing and full commercial scale approaching post-summer 2025.