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Altia adjusts its operations and prepares for changes in the amount of work

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Altia adjusts its operations due to the changes the coronavirus pandemic has caused in the business environment. Co-operation negotiations are started to gain flexibility for adjusting the amount of work.

Altia postpones its Annual General Meeting 2020

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Altia Plc Stock Exchange Release 18 March 2020 at 10:00 am EET

Altia postpones its Annual General Meeting 2020

Altia cancels its Annual General Meeting covened for 25 March 2020 and postpones it to a later date.

Altia delivers large amounts of ethanol to be used as key ingredient in hand sanitisers – deliveries enough to create up to 200 000 sanitiser bottles per day

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Altia Plc Press release 17 March 2020 at 11:30 am EET

Altia delivers large amounts of ethanol to be used as key ingredient in hand sanitisers – deliveries enough to create up to 200 000 sanitiser bottles per day

The climate impact of domestic barley starch has reduced by more than 30% since 2008

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The carbon footprint of barley starch produced at Altia’s Koskenkorva plant is 1,140 kg CO2-eq/ton. The carbon footprint has significantly decreased in just over ten years, mainly due to the development of fertiliser manufacture used in barley cultivation and the use of renewable energy at the Koskenkorva plant. Barley starch is used as a raw material in, for example, the paper and paperboard industries, brewing industry and food industry.

Circular economy and carbon-neutral production at the core of Altia’s responsibility

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In 2019, Altia strengthened its long-term commitment to responsibility by publishing the Sustainability Roadmap extending to 2030. Last year’s key events in Altia's responsibility work includes calculation of the carbon footprint of its products, inclusion of the Koskenkorva distillery on Sitra’s list of the most interesting companies in the circular economy as well as launch of a new development programme for occupational safety.