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    FinancialsNotesNote 19 Minority Interests

Note 19 Minority Interests


   
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

In December 2004 Stora Enso closed its acquisition of 65.5% of the Polish packaging producer Intercell S.A. The fair value of the net assets acquired, including net cash and deferred tax liabilities, amounted to EUR 201.2 million, of which the accounting value of the minority interest acquired was EUR 69.4 million, with another EUR 0.5 million minority within the Intercell group.

In February 2003 Stora Enso Timber acquired a 66% ownership of AS Sylvester’s sawmilling operations in the Baltic States, the 34% direct minority amounting to EUR 26.2 million with a further 3.8% indirect minority within Imavere Sawmill valued at EUR 1.4 million. The original purchase agreement provided for the buy-out of the remaining AS Sylvester minority in 2005 for a consideration to be determined by performance targets; this is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2005 upon which, subject to the small minority in the Imavere operation, Stora Enso Timber’s Baltic operations will become 100% owned.

In December 2002 the Group completed the disposal of the greater part of its Finnish forest holdings to a new company, Tornator Timberland Oy, thereby disposing of a minority of EUR 17.6 million.

Minority Interests

  Year Ended 31 December
EUR million 2002 2003 2004
       
At 1 January 50.2 30.4 60.3
Translation difference -2.0 -1.6 -0.3
Acquisitions - 27.6 69.9
Disposals -17.4 - -
Income Statement -0.1 5.8 8.1
Dividends -0.3 -1.9 -1.9
At 31 December 30.4 60.3 136.1

Principal Minority Interests

    As at 31 December
EUR million   2002 2003 2004
         
Intercell S. A. Group Poland - - 69.9
Stora Enso Timber AS Group Estonia - 27.5 29.0
Corenso United Oy Group Finland 17.3 16.9 18.3
Enocell Oy Finland 4.3 4.2 4.2
FPB Holding 'GmbH & Co. KG (the former Feldmühle Group) Germany 2.0 2.0 2.0
Fortek Oy Finland 2.9 3.9 3.5
Others - 3.9 5.8 9.2
    30.4 60.3 136.1

















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