METSA TISSUE CORPORATION - MTI1V- Profile

Metsa Tissue Corporation. The Group's principal activities are to develop, manufacture and market tissue products and baking and cooking papers for household and institutional customers. The Group operates through three business areas: Consumer business area, Away-from-home business area and other operation business areas. Consumer business produces bathroom tissue, household towels, handkerchiefs and facial tissue. Away-from-home business produces paper towels, industrial wipes, toilet tissue and a variety of hospital products. Other operation business includes two product areas: table top area, which produces napkins and tablecloths; baking and cooking area, which produces paper for baking and cooking. Consumer area accounted for 54% of 2002 revenues; Away-from-home area, 27% and Baking and cooking and other, 19%. Consumer area accounted for 54% of 2002 revenues; Away-from-home area, 27% & Baking & cooking & other, 19%