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Moving forward after
strong 2014
Pasi Laine,
President and CEO
Annual General Meeting
March 27, 2015
Agenda
Annual General Meeting 2015
March 27, 2015 © Valmet | Pasi Laine, Annual General Meeting 20152
1 Valmet in brief
2
Valmet’s strategy and financial targets3
Automation4
Investment highlights5
Guidance and short-term market outlook6
Performance in 2014
Summary7
Valmet in brief
A leading service and technology company
March 27, 2015 © Valmet | Pasi Laine, Annual General Meeting 20154
40%
39%
21%
Net sales (2014)
Strong market position in all
markets served
Stable, growing and
profitable services business
Strong capital business with
high technological know-
how
2014 figures
Orders received EUR 3,071 M
Net sales EUR 2,473 M
EBITA1 EUR 106 M
Employees 10,464
Market position
#1-2 Services
#1-2 Pulp
#1-3 Energy
#1-2 Paper, board, tissue
1) EBITA before non-recurring items
Services
Pulp and Energy
Paper
18%
13%
43%
11%
15%
North America
EMEA
South America
Asia-Pacific
China
Our three business lines serve the same
customer base
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Services
Net sales 1.0 bn, 40%
• Mill and plant improvements
• Roll and workshop services
• Parts and fabrics
• Life-cycle services
Pulp and Energy
Net sales 1.0 bn, 39%
Technologies and solutions for
• Pulp production
• Power generation
• Biomass conversion
Paper
Net sales 0.5 bn, 21%
Technologies and solutions for
• Board production
• Tissue production
• Paper production
Strong global presence – good platform
for growth
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Net sales in 2014
(EUR million and % of total)
Employees as at December 31, 2014
(number of employees and % of total)
North America
• Large installed base to be serviced
• Capital project
opportunities in pulp,
energy, board, and
tissue 449
(18%)
1,141
(11%)
South America
• Service growth potential through
growing installed base
• Capital project opportunities
in pulp, tissue and
bioenergy 325
(13%)
432
(4%)
EMEA
• Large installed base to be serviced
• Machine closures in
printing and writing
• Capital project
opportunities in pulp,
board, tissue, and
bioenergy
1,053
(43%)
6,376
(61%)
China
• Service growth potential through
growing installed base
• Capital project opportunities
in board and tissue
266
(11%)
1,927
(18%)
Asia-Pacific
• Service growth potential through
growing installed base
• Capital project opportunities
in pulp, energy, board,
and tissue 381
(15%)
588
(6%)
Serving global customer base
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Valmet is a registered trademark of Valmet Corporation. Other trademarks appearing here are trademarks of their respective owners.
Services Pulp and Energy Paper
Performance in 2014
Summary of the year 2014
A successful first year as an independent company
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EUR million 2014 2013 Change
Orders received 3,071 2,182 41%
Order backlog 1,998 1,398 43%
Net sales 2,473 2,613 -5%
EBITA1 106 54 94%
% of net sales 4.3% 2.1%
Earnings per share, EUR 0.31 -0.42
Dividend per share, EUR 0.252 0.15 67%
Cash flow provided by operating activities 236 -43
Gearing at the end of period -21% 0%
1) Before non-recurring items
2) Proposal made by the Board of Directors
Good development in sustainability key figures
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Environmental and social
responsibility 2014 2013 Change
CO2 emissions (1,000 t) 84 100 -16%
Energy (TJ) 1,253 1,374 -9%
Waste (1,000 t) 40 32 26%
Water (1,000 m3) 3,302 3,824 -14%
Lost-time incident
frequency (LTIF)1
5.5 6.5 -15%
1) Valmet employees per million hours worked
Valmet’s strategy and
financial targets
Valmet’s way forward
Our Must-Wins
 Customer excellence
 Leader in technology
and innovation
 Excellence in processes
 Winning team
Our Vision
To become the global
champion in serving our
customers
Our Strategy
Valmet develops and
supplies competitive
technology and services to
the pulp, paper and energy
industries.
We are committed to
moving our customers’
performance forward.
Our Mission
Converting renewable
resources into sustainable
results
Our Values create and strengthen our culture
Customers - We move our customers’ performance forward
Renewal – We promote new ideas to create the future
Excellence – We improve every day to deliver results
People – We work together to make a difference
Megatrends
 Need for renewable solutions
 Bio-economy and climate change
 Increase in standards of living
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Dividend
policy
Financial targets
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Profitability
Growth
ROCE
Net sales growth to exceed market growth
EBITA1 before non-recurring items: 6–9%
Return on capital employed (pre-tax),
ROCE 2: minimum of 15%
Dividend payout at least 40% of net profit
1) EBITA before non-recurring items = operating profit + amortization + non-recurring items
2) ROCE (pre-tax) = ( profit before taxes + interests and other financial expenses ) / ( balance sheet total - non-interest-bearing liabilities )
Automation
Valmet becomes a stronger company as a result
of the acquisition of Process Automation Systems
The acquisition was announced on January 15, 2015
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The acquisition has an excellent strategic fit
Automation is a strong, established business
Combination of Valmet and Automation creates
a unique customer offering
Acquisition makes Valmet more stable and
more profitable
Investment highlights
Investment highlight summary
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Strong market position in growing markets
Growing, profitable and stable service and
automation business with EUR 1.3 billion sales
Strong in cyclical capital business with long-term growth
potential and increased flexibility in cost structure
Unique offering with process technology, automation
and services
Continued focus on profitability, more effort into
renewal
1
2
3
4
5
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Services
#1-2
Strong market position in growing markets
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• Customers
outsource non-
core operations
• Capacity
increases in
China,
South America
and Asia-Pacific
Energy
#1-3
Board
#1-2
Paper
#1-2
Pulp
#1-2
• Growth in
energy
consumption
• Demand for
sustainable
energy
• Modernization
of aging plants
• Incentives and
regulation
• Growth in
paper, board,
and tissue
consumption
in Asia
• Need for virgin
wood pulp, as
recycling rates
can not grow
infinitely
• Increased size
of pulp lines and
mills
• World trade, e-
commerce and
emerging
markets growth
drive packaging
• Shift from
plastic
packaging to
renewable
materials
• Growth in
emerging
markets
• Rise in
purchasing
power and living
standards in
emerging
markets
Tissue
#1
Automation
#1-3
• Increasing role
of digital media
decreases
demand for
printing and
writing papers
• Some growth in
emerging
markets
• Investments in
new pulp and
paper machines
and power
plants
• Ageing
machines and
installed
automation
systems
Estimated market size for current
offering (EUR)
Anticipated long-term market
growth
~2%
p.a.
7.5
bn
~1%
p.a.
2.0
bn
~1%
p.a.
1.4
bn
~3%
p.a.
1.0
bn
~3%
p.a.
0.6
bn
~-1%
p.a.
0.6
bn
~1%
p.a.
2.0
bn
~12,000 professionals working globally close to customers
2 3 4 5
Source: Leading consulting firms, RISI, management estimates
1
18
Growing, profitable and stable service and
automation business with EUR 1.3 billion sales
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2 3 4 5
Growing
 Services net sales growth on average
over 3% p.a. during the last 5 years
 Slight growth in Automation net sales
over the last 10 years
Profitable
 Relatively stable margins in Automation
during the last 10 years, EBITA margin
10–12%
Stable
 Services and Automation together
approximately EUR 1.3 billion of stable
business
1
Market position:
#1-2
Headcount reduction1:
~800
Capacity cost reduction:
20%
(Capacity cost to sales 47% in 2014)
Market position:
#1-3
Headcount reduction1:
~500
Capacity cost reduction:
10%
(Capacity cost to sales 24% in 2014)
Strong in cyclical capital business with long-term growth
potential and increased flexibility in cost structure
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2 3 4 5
1) Reduction in number of employees during 2014
Pulp and Energy Paper
1
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Unique offering with process technology,
automation and services
2 3 4 5
Services
Process
technology
Automation
• Valmet becomes a technology
and service company with full
automation offering
• Strengthened competitiveness
from combining paper, pulp and
power plant technology,
process know-how and
automation
• Full scope offering gives better
differentiation from competitors
The completion of the transaction is subject to approval by the competition authorities.
1
CustomerCustomer
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Continued focus on
profitability
improvement
measures
Continued focus on profitability, more effort
into renewal
• Improve project and service margin
• Reduce quality costs and lead times
• Savings in procurement
• Continue to improve cost competitiveness
• Improve cost competitiveness to increase gross profit
Increased focus on
renewal
• Constant improvement of technology and offering
• Results in research and development, e.g. OptiConcept M
• Improvement in customer relations
• Development of personnel
• Acquiring Process Automation Systems renews Valmet
and strengthens know-how
2 3 4 51
Guidance and short-
term market outlook
Guidance and short-term market outlook
unchanged
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Satisfactory
Pulp and
Energy
Paper
Satisfactory
Pulp
Energy
Board and Paper
Tissue
Guidance for
2015
Services
Short-term market outlook (as given on February 6, 2015)
Guidance for 2015 (as given on February 6, 2015)
Satisfactory
Satisfactory
Satisfactory
Satisfactory
Satisfactory
Satisfactory
Satisfactory
Good
Satisfactory
Q1/2014 Q2/2014
Satisfactory
Satisfactory
Satisfactory
Good
Satisfactory
Q3/2014
Satisfactory
Satisfactory
Good
Satisfactory
Q4/2014
Valmet estimates that, including the acquisition of Process Automation
Systems1, net sales in 2015 will increase in comparison with 2014 (EUR
2,473 million) and EBITA before non-recurring items in 2015 will increase in
comparison with 2014 (EUR 106 million).
1) The completion of the acquisition of Process Automation Systems is subject to approval by the competition authorities
Summary
Summary
Moving forward after strong 2014
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Strong market position in growing markets
Strong in cyclical capital business with long-
term growth potential and increased flexibility
in cost structure
Unique offering with process technology,
automation and services
Continued focus on profitability, more effort
into renewal
Growing, profitable and stable service and
automation business with EUR 1.3 billion
sales
Important notice
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The Information does not constitute or form part of, and should not be construed as an offer or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or purchase any securities, and nothing
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Prospective investors are required to make their own independent investigations and appraisals of the business and financial condition of the Company before taking any investment
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President and CEO's review in Annual General Meeting 2015

  • 1. Moving forward after strong 2014 Pasi Laine, President and CEO Annual General Meeting March 27, 2015
  • 2. Agenda Annual General Meeting 2015 March 27, 2015 © Valmet | Pasi Laine, Annual General Meeting 20152 1 Valmet in brief 2 Valmet’s strategy and financial targets3 Automation4 Investment highlights5 Guidance and short-term market outlook6 Performance in 2014 Summary7
  • 4. A leading service and technology company March 27, 2015 © Valmet | Pasi Laine, Annual General Meeting 20154 40% 39% 21% Net sales (2014) Strong market position in all markets served Stable, growing and profitable services business Strong capital business with high technological know- how 2014 figures Orders received EUR 3,071 M Net sales EUR 2,473 M EBITA1 EUR 106 M Employees 10,464 Market position #1-2 Services #1-2 Pulp #1-3 Energy #1-2 Paper, board, tissue 1) EBITA before non-recurring items Services Pulp and Energy Paper 18% 13% 43% 11% 15% North America EMEA South America Asia-Pacific China
  • 5. Our three business lines serve the same customer base March 27, 2015 © Valmet | Pasi Laine, Annual General Meeting 20155 Services Net sales 1.0 bn, 40% • Mill and plant improvements • Roll and workshop services • Parts and fabrics • Life-cycle services Pulp and Energy Net sales 1.0 bn, 39% Technologies and solutions for • Pulp production • Power generation • Biomass conversion Paper Net sales 0.5 bn, 21% Technologies and solutions for • Board production • Tissue production • Paper production
  • 6. Strong global presence – good platform for growth March 27, 2015 © Valmet | Pasi Laine, Annual General Meeting 20156 Net sales in 2014 (EUR million and % of total) Employees as at December 31, 2014 (number of employees and % of total) North America • Large installed base to be serviced • Capital project opportunities in pulp, energy, board, and tissue 449 (18%) 1,141 (11%) South America • Service growth potential through growing installed base • Capital project opportunities in pulp, tissue and bioenergy 325 (13%) 432 (4%) EMEA • Large installed base to be serviced • Machine closures in printing and writing • Capital project opportunities in pulp, board, tissue, and bioenergy 1,053 (43%) 6,376 (61%) China • Service growth potential through growing installed base • Capital project opportunities in board and tissue 266 (11%) 1,927 (18%) Asia-Pacific • Service growth potential through growing installed base • Capital project opportunities in pulp, energy, board, and tissue 381 (15%) 588 (6%)
  • 7. Serving global customer base March 27, 20157 © Valmet | Pasi Laine, Annual General Meeting 2015 Valmet is a registered trademark of Valmet Corporation. Other trademarks appearing here are trademarks of their respective owners. Services Pulp and Energy Paper
  • 9. Summary of the year 2014 A successful first year as an independent company March 27, 2015 © Valmet | Pasi Laine, Annual General Meeting 20159 EUR million 2014 2013 Change Orders received 3,071 2,182 41% Order backlog 1,998 1,398 43% Net sales 2,473 2,613 -5% EBITA1 106 54 94% % of net sales 4.3% 2.1% Earnings per share, EUR 0.31 -0.42 Dividend per share, EUR 0.252 0.15 67% Cash flow provided by operating activities 236 -43 Gearing at the end of period -21% 0% 1) Before non-recurring items 2) Proposal made by the Board of Directors
  • 10. Good development in sustainability key figures March 27, 2015 © Valmet | Pasi Laine, Annual General Meeting 201510 Environmental and social responsibility 2014 2013 Change CO2 emissions (1,000 t) 84 100 -16% Energy (TJ) 1,253 1,374 -9% Waste (1,000 t) 40 32 26% Water (1,000 m3) 3,302 3,824 -14% Lost-time incident frequency (LTIF)1 5.5 6.5 -15% 1) Valmet employees per million hours worked
  • 12. Valmet’s way forward Our Must-Wins  Customer excellence  Leader in technology and innovation  Excellence in processes  Winning team Our Vision To become the global champion in serving our customers Our Strategy Valmet develops and supplies competitive technology and services to the pulp, paper and energy industries. We are committed to moving our customers’ performance forward. Our Mission Converting renewable resources into sustainable results Our Values create and strengthen our culture Customers - We move our customers’ performance forward Renewal – We promote new ideas to create the future Excellence – We improve every day to deliver results People – We work together to make a difference Megatrends  Need for renewable solutions  Bio-economy and climate change  Increase in standards of living March 27, 2015 © Valmet | Pasi Laine, Annual General Meeting 201512
  • 13. Dividend policy Financial targets March 27, 2015 © Valmet | Pasi Laine, Annual General Meeting 201513 Profitability Growth ROCE Net sales growth to exceed market growth EBITA1 before non-recurring items: 6–9% Return on capital employed (pre-tax), ROCE 2: minimum of 15% Dividend payout at least 40% of net profit 1) EBITA before non-recurring items = operating profit + amortization + non-recurring items 2) ROCE (pre-tax) = ( profit before taxes + interests and other financial expenses ) / ( balance sheet total - non-interest-bearing liabilities )
  • 15. Valmet becomes a stronger company as a result of the acquisition of Process Automation Systems The acquisition was announced on January 15, 2015 March 27, 2015 © Valmet | Pasi Laine, Annual General Meeting 201515 The acquisition has an excellent strategic fit Automation is a strong, established business Combination of Valmet and Automation creates a unique customer offering Acquisition makes Valmet more stable and more profitable
  • 17. Investment highlight summary © Valmet | Pasi Laine, Annual General Meeting 201517 Strong market position in growing markets Growing, profitable and stable service and automation business with EUR 1.3 billion sales Strong in cyclical capital business with long-term growth potential and increased flexibility in cost structure Unique offering with process technology, automation and services Continued focus on profitability, more effort into renewal 1 2 3 4 5 March 27, 2015
  • 18. Services #1-2 Strong market position in growing markets March 27, 2015 © Valmet | Pasi Laine, Annual General Meeting 2015 • Customers outsource non- core operations • Capacity increases in China, South America and Asia-Pacific Energy #1-3 Board #1-2 Paper #1-2 Pulp #1-2 • Growth in energy consumption • Demand for sustainable energy • Modernization of aging plants • Incentives and regulation • Growth in paper, board, and tissue consumption in Asia • Need for virgin wood pulp, as recycling rates can not grow infinitely • Increased size of pulp lines and mills • World trade, e- commerce and emerging markets growth drive packaging • Shift from plastic packaging to renewable materials • Growth in emerging markets • Rise in purchasing power and living standards in emerging markets Tissue #1 Automation #1-3 • Increasing role of digital media decreases demand for printing and writing papers • Some growth in emerging markets • Investments in new pulp and paper machines and power plants • Ageing machines and installed automation systems Estimated market size for current offering (EUR) Anticipated long-term market growth ~2% p.a. 7.5 bn ~1% p.a. 2.0 bn ~1% p.a. 1.4 bn ~3% p.a. 1.0 bn ~3% p.a. 0.6 bn ~-1% p.a. 0.6 bn ~1% p.a. 2.0 bn ~12,000 professionals working globally close to customers 2 3 4 5 Source: Leading consulting firms, RISI, management estimates 1 18
  • 19. Growing, profitable and stable service and automation business with EUR 1.3 billion sales 19 March 27, 2015 © Valmet | Pasi Laine, Annual General Meeting 2015 2 3 4 5 Growing  Services net sales growth on average over 3% p.a. during the last 5 years  Slight growth in Automation net sales over the last 10 years Profitable  Relatively stable margins in Automation during the last 10 years, EBITA margin 10–12% Stable  Services and Automation together approximately EUR 1.3 billion of stable business 1
  • 20. Market position: #1-2 Headcount reduction1: ~800 Capacity cost reduction: 20% (Capacity cost to sales 47% in 2014) Market position: #1-3 Headcount reduction1: ~500 Capacity cost reduction: 10% (Capacity cost to sales 24% in 2014) Strong in cyclical capital business with long-term growth potential and increased flexibility in cost structure 20 March 27, 2015 © Valmet | Pasi Laine, Annual General Meeting 2015 2 3 4 5 1) Reduction in number of employees during 2014 Pulp and Energy Paper 1
  • 21. March 27, 2015 © Valmet | Pasi Laine, Annual General Meeting 201521 Unique offering with process technology, automation and services 2 3 4 5 Services Process technology Automation • Valmet becomes a technology and service company with full automation offering • Strengthened competitiveness from combining paper, pulp and power plant technology, process know-how and automation • Full scope offering gives better differentiation from competitors The completion of the transaction is subject to approval by the competition authorities. 1 CustomerCustomer
  • 22. March 27, 201522 © Valmet | Pasi Laine, Annual General Meeting 2015 Continued focus on profitability improvement measures Continued focus on profitability, more effort into renewal • Improve project and service margin • Reduce quality costs and lead times • Savings in procurement • Continue to improve cost competitiveness • Improve cost competitiveness to increase gross profit Increased focus on renewal • Constant improvement of technology and offering • Results in research and development, e.g. OptiConcept M • Improvement in customer relations • Development of personnel • Acquiring Process Automation Systems renews Valmet and strengthens know-how 2 3 4 51
  • 23. Guidance and short- term market outlook
  • 24. Guidance and short-term market outlook unchanged 24 March 27, 2015 © Valmet | Pasi Laine, Annual General Meeting 2015 Satisfactory Pulp and Energy Paper Satisfactory Pulp Energy Board and Paper Tissue Guidance for 2015 Services Short-term market outlook (as given on February 6, 2015) Guidance for 2015 (as given on February 6, 2015) Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory Good Satisfactory Q1/2014 Q2/2014 Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory Good Satisfactory Q3/2014 Satisfactory Satisfactory Good Satisfactory Q4/2014 Valmet estimates that, including the acquisition of Process Automation Systems1, net sales in 2015 will increase in comparison with 2014 (EUR 2,473 million) and EBITA before non-recurring items in 2015 will increase in comparison with 2014 (EUR 106 million). 1) The completion of the acquisition of Process Automation Systems is subject to approval by the competition authorities
  • 26. Summary Moving forward after strong 2014 © Valmet | Pasi Laine, Annual General Meeting 2015March 27, 201526 Strong market position in growing markets Strong in cyclical capital business with long- term growth potential and increased flexibility in cost structure Unique offering with process technology, automation and services Continued focus on profitability, more effort into renewal Growing, profitable and stable service and automation business with EUR 1.3 billion sales
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