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● Interim report January - September 2021 QUARTERLY RESULTS JULY - SEPTEMBER Net sales increased by 11 % to SEK 711m ( 639 ) , excluding currency effects the increase was 12 % EBITDA amounted to SEK 15m ( -13 ) , corresponding to an EBITDA margin of 2.1 % ( -2.0 ) Operating profit amounted to SEK -14m ( -40 ) , corresponding to an operating profit margin of - 1.9 % ( -6.3 % ) Net result for the period was SEK -17m ( -32 ) Cash flow from operating activities was SEK 153m ( 144 ) Earnings per share was SEK -0.25 ( -0.49 ** ) ● ● ● Return on operating capital was 20.9 % ( 20.9 ) Sales volume increased by 2 % to 62 ktonnes ( 61 ) ● SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AFTER THE QUARTER The Board of Directors of Nordic Paper has , as communicated in yesterday's press release , decided to postpone a potential investment decision for the initial phase of the expansion of the production unit in Bäckhammar until a production permit for the entire expansion has been obtained and the conditions linked to this permit are known . The company estimates that a new production permit may be obtained earliest in the beginning of 2023 . KEY FIGURES SEKM Net sales EBITDA Adjusted EBITDA * EBITDA - margin , % Adjusted EBITDA - margin , % * Operating profit Adjusted operating profit * Operating profit margin , % Adjusted operating profit margin , % * Profit for the period Earnings per share , SEK Cash flow from operating activities Return on operating capital 12m , % Net debt / EBITDA 12 m , ratio *** Sales volume , ktonnes 2021 Q3 711 15 15 2.1 2.1 -14 -14 -1.9 -1.9 -17 -0.25 -0.49 ** 153 20.9 1.7 62 Nordic Paper - Interim report January - September 2021 2020 Q3 639 -13 -13 -2.0 -2.0 -40 -40 -6.3 -6.3 -32 144 20.9 -0.3 61 A , % 11 Q3 2021 2 NORDICPAPER ) 2021 2020 Jan - Sep Jan - Sep A , % 2,273 2,233 2 234 314 310 314 10.3 14.1 13.6 14.1 148 235 224 235 6.5 10.5 9.8 10.5 100 182 1.49 2.73 ** 333 334 20.9 20.9 1.7 -0.3 211 203 4 R 12 m 2,944 377 453 12.8 15.4 260 336 8.8 11.4 175 2.62 360 20.9 1.7 275 * Adjusted for the SEK 76m provision that was made in Q2 2021 for remediation of buildings and land in Säffle ** Recalculated for the 1,400 : 1 split of the company's ordinary shares , which was decided by the extraordinary general meeting on 1 October 2020 . *** Negative value because of net cash . 2020 Full year 2,903 458 458 15.8 15.8 348 348 12.0 12.0 258 3.85 352 26.9 1.6 267 1/26