Metsä Group’s sales in 2017 totalled EUR 5,040.0 million, compared to Euro 4,657.9 in 2016. Also, sales grew by 8% from 2016.  The growth was mainly due to higher delivery volumes and the higher sales price of pulp.  FY 2017 comparable operating result grew by 29% from the previous year and was Euro 566.1 million, or 11.2% of sales. The operating result improved compared to the corresponding period in the previous year due to the positive development in the pulp and paperboard operations. Higher sales volumes improved ...