Södra’s operating profit down 56 per cent

Södra's operating profit for 2011 fell by SEK 1,266 million to SEK 1,005 million compared with 2010. Net sales fell by SEK 1,536 million to SEK 18,191 million, primarily as a consequence of the economic downturn and weak markets over the second six months of the year, in combination with a strengthening of the Swedish krona.