Kemira slips as soft demand weighs on Q4 results, 2026 forecast

Kemira Oyj

12/02/2026 08:35

** Shares in Kemira KEMIRA.HE fall around 4% after the Finnish chemicals maker posted lower-than-expected Q4 results and 2026 forecast, hurt by soft demand amid economic volatility

** It books its Q4 revenue at 663.7 million euros ($788.1 million) against 692 million expected by analysts on average, and points to uncertainty in the packaging and pulp market in particular

** Kemira expects its operational EBITDA in 2026 in the range of 470 milliion-570 million euros, while Inderes analyst Petri Gostowski says consensus estimated 553 million

** "We preliminarily assess that there is downward pressure on forecasts", Gostowski says

($1 = 0.8421 euros)

 (Reporting by Boleslaw Lasocki)

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