Iberpapel reports a first-half net profit of €2.2 million
Iberpapel’s business operations remain solid as it continues to diversify in a challenging market.
The company posted a profit and hit new strategic milestones in the first half of 2025 despite pressure on demand, sales prices and energy costs.
The second quarter of 2025 largely extended the trends observed at the start of the year. The international context was marked by significant uncertainty and geopolitical tensions which are impacting global trade, generating volatility.
In the European paper sector this situation translated, on aggregate, into lower demand for uncoated woodfree (UWF) paper, accompanied by production adjustments, falling orders and pressure on prices. On top of that, pulp prices are at historically low levels, while energy costs continue to rise, with electricity and gas costs increasing 30% year-on-year.
Against this challenging backdrop, the company demonstrated its solidity: activity remained stable throughout the period, the sole exception being the programmed maintenance stoppage, which takes every 18 months, between March and April. This continuity of production, coupled with an unwavering focus on efficiency, allowed the company to report a net profit of €2.23 million in the first six months of the year, endorsing its strategy based on discipline, resource optimisation and the ability to adapt in complex environments. EBITDA amounted to €8.93 million, down 49.59% year-on-year.
In parallel, the company reinforced its diversification, a strategy focused on segments with applications beyond printing and writing papers. Indeed, in the first half of the year, sales of paper for packaging, labels and industrial uses accounted for 32.76 % of the total, compared to 28.40% in 1H24. At the end of the reporting period, the company also successfully completed the industrial tests for the manufacture of virgin brown kraft paper, whose commercial launch is underway.
The company continues to explore new opportunities and make new investments designed to broaden its productive capacity and suite of solutions.
| (€ million) | First-half 2025 | First-half 2024 |
| Revenue | 116.21 | 123.71 |
| EBITDA | 8.93 | 17.72 |
| Profit after tax | 2.23 | 10.33 |
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