Finnish forestry group Stora Enso’s quarterly operating profit beat estimates on Wednesday, but the company expects subdued and volatile demand to persist through the rest of 2025. Stora Enso expects an adverse impact of “around or somewhat above” 100 million euros on the full-year adjusted earnings before interest and taxes, due to the scaling up of a new consumer packaging board line at the Oulu site. The ramp-up had an impact of about 50 million euros in the second quarter. …The company’s adjusted operating profit, or EBIT, fell to 126 million euros ($147.8 million) in the second quarter, above analysts’ 122.7 million euro forecast, according to a poll by Vara Research. Its shares rose 5% in afternoon trading, while domestic peer UPM was up around 2%.