UPM Biofore Beyond Fossils
Investor presentation
April 2024
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This is UPM
SALES 2023
EUR 10.5 BILLION
Wood-based | BUSINESSES: |
raw materials | UPM FIBRES |
UPM ENERGY | |
UPM RAFLATAC | |
UPM SPECIALTY PAPERS | |
UPM COMMUNICATION PAPERS | |
Low-emission | UPM PLYWOOD |
energy | UPM BIOREFINING |
54 | RENEWABLE AND RECYCLABLE | 11,000 | |
PRODUCTS FOR: | |||
production | customers | ||
plants | PACKAGING | COMMUNICATION | |
LABELLING | TISSUE AND | ||
HYGIENE PRODUCTS | |||
TRANSPORTATION | |||
MANUFACTURING | 180 | ||
16,600 | ELECTRIFICATION | ||
BIOPLASTICS | |||
employees in | CONSTRUCTION | million end-users | |
43 countries | BIOMEDICALS | globally | |
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Our businesses
UPM Pulp | UPM Timber |
A versatile range of | Certified sawn |
chemical pulp for | timber for joinery, |
many growing end | packaging, |
uses | furniture, planing |
and construction |
UPM Forest
Sourcing wood raw material for sustainable and recyclable products
UPM Energy
Carbon-free electricity generation of hydro, nuclear and thermal power
UPM Raflatac
Self-adhesive paper and film products incl. label materials, graphics solutions and removable self-adhesive products.
UPM Specialty Papers
Labelling materials, release base papers, flexible packaging papers, office and graphic papers
UPM Communication Papers
Magazine papers, newsprint and fine papers for a wide range of end uses
UPM Plywood
Plywood and veneer products for construction, vehicle flooring and LNG shipbuilding
UPM Biofuels | UPM |
Wood-based | Biochemicals |
renewable diesel | Glycols, lignin |
and naphtha | products, renewable |
functional fillers |
UPM Biomedicals
Wood-based biomedical products for clinical and life science applications
UPM Biocomposites
Composite decking materials and wood- based biocomposites
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We create
Growth
a future |
beyond fossils |
Biofore strategy drives stakeholder value creation and our transformation as the frontrunner of bioeconomy
- We respond to megatrends and meet customers' changing needs
- Creating new markets and enabling sustainable choices
Performance
- Continuous improvement
- Agile operating model
- Corporate synergies
Innovation
- Creating new business and competitive advantage
- Replacing fossils with biomaterials
Responsibility
- Renewable & sustainable solutions
- Responsible operations and value chain
Portfolio choices
- Strategic access to sustainable renewable raw materials
- Investing in businesses with strong long-term fundamentals for growth and high barriers to entry
• Effective capital allocation with attractive returns | 4 | © UPM |
Spearheads for growth
- strong business platforms for growth
SPECIALTY
PACKAGING
MATERIALS
FIBRES
BIOREFINING
Communication papers | Plywood | Energy |
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Global strengths and opportunities
Sales | Personnel | Assets |
EUR 10,460m | 16,573 | EUR 18,473m |
Finland | Rest of Europe | Uruguay | Asia | North America | Rest of the world |
Figures for 2023 | 6 | © UPM |
UPM by business area in 2023
Sales | Comparable EBIT | Capital employed |
EUR 10,460m | EUR 1,013m | EUR 16,414m |
(average) |
Fibres | Energy | Raflatac | Specialty Papers | Communication Papers | Plywood | Other |
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Our climate commitment
WE ACT THROUGH | WE ACT THROUGH | WE ACT THROUGH |
FORESTS | EMISSION REDUCTIONS | PRODUCTS |
Committed to climate-positive | -65% from own CO2 emissions | Innovative products |
forestry and enhancing | -30% from CO2 emissions | Scientifically verifying the climate |
biodiversity | ||
of supply chain | impact of all our products | |
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Towards net-zero emissions
(UPM 2023)
Research partners: LUKE, SYKE, IFEU | 9 | © UPM |
Bioeconomy offers a sustainable alternative to fossil-based economy
Biomass use is not increasing
CO2 to carbon cycle
E-fuels and | |
chemicals | Biofuels and |
biochemicals | |
Wood for | |
energy | |
Wood fibre for | |
pulp and paper | |
production | |
Timber and | |
plywood |
Use of fossil resources increases CO2 amount
GtCO2/year
Use of fossils has increased
global CO2 -emissions
60
Other greenhouse gases
45
CO2 from fossil fuels
Land use and forestry
30
15
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1851 | 1864 | 1877 | 1890 | 1903 | 1916 | 1929 | 1942 | 1955 | 1968 | 1981 | 1994 | 2007 | 2020 |
Energy from | Source: IEA, Our World in Data |
fossil resources | 10 | © UPM |
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