Arctic Paper S.A., the second-largest European producer of bulky book paper and one of Europe’s leading producers of high-quality graphic paper, generated revenues in the 3rd quarter of 2011 of over PLN 641.4 million, 2.3% higher than in the same period of 2010, and EBITDA of over PLN 43 million, 69.3% higher than achieved in the 3rd quarter of 2010. In the 3rd quarter of 2011 the company earned a net profit of almost PLN 34.1 million. This means that the company has made up a significant part of the loss generated in the 1st half of this year.
Despite continuing lower demand for graphic fine paper in Europe, the company increased its sales volume in the 3rd quarter of 2011 compared to the 2nd quarter of 2011 by 6.1%. Nonetheless, it was 1.4% below the volume recorded in the 3rd quarter of 2010.
Thanks to the increase in sales volume, use of the company’s production capacity returned to the high level of 95%.
