SCA to increase kraftliner prices by €50 per tonne

First Quarter Overview – Significant year-on-year improvement across all key metrics * Group underlying1 revenue growth of 7% year-on-year * Group EBITDA growth of 22% year-on-year to €340 million * EBITDA margin of 15.7%, significant year-on-year improvement * Increased ROCE of 16.1% * Improved net debt to EBITDA ratio of 2.2x; medium-term target of 1.75x to 2.5x. Click Read More below for additional information.

The demand for environmentally friendly packaging continues to grow. This development is posing real challenges for brand owners. How do they make the switch to flexible packaging that is recyclable? What needs to be considered? How can the issue of recycling be advanced? And why does Europe still need to catch up on topics such as “defining recyclability” and “test methods”? Insight into these questions and more is featured in a new episode of Sappi's Blue Couch Series. *“Functional paper packaging – the path towards greater recyclability” *Julian Thielen, Head of the “Made for Recycling” service at Interseroh Plus, Kerstin Dietze, Key Account Manager for Paper and Packaging Solutions at Sappi, and Gustavo Duarte, Manager Competence Center Packaging Solutions at Sappi

Q2 2020 in brief •Net sales decreased 8% to EUR 797 million (EUR 867 million) •Comparable net sales growth was -8% at Group level and -12% in emerging markets. H1 2020 in brief •Net sales decreased 2% to EUR 1,642 million (EUR 1,669 million) •Comparable net sales growth was -3% at Group level and -8% in emerging markets.