Ahlstrom-Munksjö: January-March 2022 interim financial report published

Due to continuing cost increases of pulp and other raw materials, Sappi reports that it is increasing its Dye Sublimation and Large Format Inkjet paper prices as from 1 May 2018. The increase will be five to eight percent for all Dye Sublimation grades and six to nine percent for the Large Format Inkjet papers. The price rise will apply to all European and Overseas markets.

2022 FOURTH QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS *Operational and weather-related issues impacted paperboard operations *Completed planned major maintenance at the Lewiston, Idaho facility *Net loss of $6 million, or $0.34 per diluted share and Adjusted EBITDA of $28 million *Net sales of $527 million, up 8% compared to the fourth quarter of 2021. 2022 FULL YEAR HIGHLIGHTS *Delivered strong performance due to robust demand for paperboard products *Net income of $46 million *Net sales of $2.1 billion, up 17% compared to 2021 due to higher pricing and stronger tissue volumes *Net debt reduction of $108 million in the year, $377 million since 2020

Koehler Paper Group, leading manufacturer of thermal paper is increasing prices for its thermal paper product range by 12-15 % for shipments from April 1st, 2018 onwards. This increase is essential in order to offset the extreme rise of specialty chemical costs, mainly colorformer as well as historically high pulp prices.