2023-06-12 04:03:51 ET
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Essity ( OTCPK:ETTYF ) has divested its operations in Russia.
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A buyer has been found and the deal has been approved by the Russian authorities.
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The deal is expected to be finalized during the second quarter of 2023.
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The company said it did not expect to see a material financial impact from the winding down of its Russian business.
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Essity began work to exit the Russian market in April 2022, incurring an impairment for the assets of approximately SEK 1.7 billion.
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In 2022, net sales in Russia accounted for roughly two percent of Essity's global sales, the company said.
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Sweden's Essity divests its operations in Russia