Navigator North America Announces Price Increass & Freight Surcharge

Q2/2022 (year-on-year) • Sales increased by 18% to EUR 3,054 (2,592) million. • Operational EBIT increased by 39% to EUR 505 (364) million. • Operational EBIT margin increased to 16.5% (14.0%). • Operating profit (IFRS) increased to EUR 399 (182) million. • Cash flow from operations amounted to EUR 404 (463) million. Cash flow after investing activities was EUR 247 (339) million. • Operational ROCE excluding the Forest division increased to 22.8% (18.1%), the target being >13%. Q1-Q2/2022 (year-on-year) • Sales were EUR 5,852 (4,868) million. • Operational EBIT was EUR 1,008 (692) million.

Resolute Forest Products Inc. announced its commitment to reduce absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (scope 1 and 2) by 30% against 2015 levels by 2025. This new target builds on the company's 83% reduction in absolute GHG emissions from year-2000 levels, two-thirds of which reflect reductions in emission intensity. By achieving its target, the company will have reduced its emissions by nearly 700,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalents per year compared to its 2015 level. Some of the more recent projects on which the company is relying to achieve its commitment include: *an efficiency enhancement at the Saint-Félicien (Quebec) pulp mill to improve production capacity and reduce fossil-fuel use by up to 20%; *a modernization of the cogeneration turbine at the Coosa Pines (Alabama) pulp mill to reduce purchased electricity use by 6%; and *the installation of a sophisticated heat recovery unit at the Thunder Bay (Ontario) pulp and paper mill to recover waste heat and, as a result, decrease the use of fossil fuels by over 20%.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö advances further into the growth segment of electrification, launching its first product offering, totally dedicated to filtration media solutions for electric vehicles. Today, electricity is the fastest growing source of energy and clearly the fuel of the future. With infrastructure for electric-vehicle charging rapidly expanding, double digit annual growth is expected for electric vehicles, supporting key environmental goals of reducing air pollution and addressing climate change. It is estimated that only-electric vehicles will represent 25% of light vehicles production in 2030. Ahlstrom-Munksjö understands the market challenges and has developed several commercial solutions to address unmet customer needs for high performance filtration materials for electric vehicles. This includes filtration solutions for cabin air, transmission and cooling systems.