ARCTIC PAPER S.A. AFTER 3 QUARTERS 2010: GROWTH IN SALES REVENUE PER TONNE, HOWEVER RESULTS AFFTECTED BY UNFAVOURABLE CHANGES IN RAW MATERIALS PRICES AND EXCHANGE RATES
Arctic Paper S.A., the second-largest European producer of high-bulk book paper, by production volume, and one of Europe’s leading producers of high-quality graphic paper, after 3 quarters of 2010 earned revenues of PLN 1.6 billion, up 22.8% on the similar period in 2009. The Company recorded a net loss of nearly PLN 6.2 million after 3 quarters, which has been due to very high prices of pulp during the period and foreign exchange rates adversely affecting the Company when compared with the similar period in the previous year.