In recent days, the Swedish enterprise Essity, a holder of the Vida International Holdings, announced that consideration was being given to the sale of the VID international shares. The relevant information was then transmitted to the second largest shareholder of Vida International, and the Chairman of the Board, Li Pyongyang International, intended to buy Essity holdings.

On 14 May, Vida International did not directly deny this news in the Port Bulletin, stating that since the publication of the voluntary bulletin, the Board has not received any updated information on the Essity tactical screening.

The market value involved is over $12.7 billion?

As a well-known home-based paper-carves business, Vida International has a well-known paper brand brand name such as “Vida”, “Tempo”. The market value of this home, which amounted to T$ 24.7 billion (as of 12 May), was attributed to the indigenous paper-kives giant, and has recently attracted widespread market attention.

On 27 April, while disclosing a quarter of its performance, Vida International published a voluntary announcement on the Essity Strategic Review. The announcement revealed that the holding shareholder Essity, which created long-term value, was conducting a strategic review of hand-held stock and private brands in Europe, which could lead to the sale of some or all of the company’s equity, but no final decision was yet in place.

It is understood that Essity currently holds 621 million international shares, with a share of 51.59 per cent. This was followed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Li Pyongyang International, with 251 million shares and 21.72 per cent holding shares.

As a result of the disclosure of the above-mentioned bulletin, the Vida international equity price dropped significantly, at a rate of up to 13 per cent. Subsequently, relevant information was transmitted, and Li Pyongyang intended to purchase Essity’s share. The market value of the acquisition was more than $12.7 billion if it was calculated at a cost of $20.5 per unit on 12 May.

However, the declaration of clarification issued by Vida International on 14 May at Port did not directly deny it. The company merely stated that the Board had not received any updated information on the Esity strategic check since the voluntary announcement dated 26 April 2023, which referred to the acquisition of Esity shares by the FSP.

According to the information, Essity is a Swedish producer of personal care supplies, the second largest consumer paper-carves producer in Europe, with a global branding (TENA) and multiconstituency (Tork). At the end of 2022, Essity had just announced adjustments to its organizational structure and executive management team, and in the new organizational structure, companies would include four operational sectors: American consumer goods, EMEA consumer goods, professional health supplies and health and medical supplies.

or facing privatization

In-service speculation, Essity was reduced or affected by the industrial environment and intended to refocus operations. If Essity is finally sold, it would mean that Fuerza International could return to a large shareholder for a period of 10 years, and its founder, Lee Lee, would regain control.

According to information received, the Vida Group was founded in 1985 and has gradually expanded from subsistence paper operations to a variety of operations such as life paper, female care, infant care and home-based sanitation solutions. Vida International marketed in Hong Kong in 2007.

In 2013, Essity purchased nearly 300 million shares at the cost of approximately HK$ 8647.5 million through the solicitation of purchase, thus taking over the control of VID International (up from the second largest shareholder to the controlling shareholder) and maintaining the position of holding shareholders over the past decade, without any increase or decrease in recent years.

Subsequently, in July 2014, Vida International and Essity signed an agreement to integrate Essity into the business of the mainland of China, Hong Kong and Macao at a total price of $1.54 billion, and to secure the permanent and exclusive use of the Esity brand “Tempo won” in the above-mentioned region on the basis of royalties.

In a study, bearer securities also considered that the Esity decay scheme had a limited impact on the actual production of the company, and that brand authorization, including Tempo, was granted free and permanent and would not be subject to change as a result of the shareholder’s plan.

However, it needs to be noted that Fonds International currently holds 21.72 per cent of the VIOL. If the transaction is finally implemented, it would mean that FEA will hold more than seven Vida equity positions. At that time, it could trigger forced acquisitions, VID International or would face the possibility of privatization.

Significant decline in profitability

How do Essity move at this time to a lesser mind?

Essity is not good enough to look back on the performance of the past few years. Income remained essentially at the level of more than 120 billion Swedish kroner (approximately $12 billion) in the period 1950-2021, with an increase of 28 to 15.6 billion Swedish kroner (approximately $15 billion) in the year 2022; however, the overall profits of the company declined for several years, with a decline of over 35 to 5567 million Swedish kroner (approximately $540 million) in the year 2022, and a net profit rate of 7.7 per cent to 3.56 per cent.

Lower profitability is associated with the price of raw materials. As a major international raw material, the price of paper pulp, the main raw material for living paper, is clearly influenced by the world economic cycle.

Since 2021, the price of paper pulp has been high, influenced by factors such as the volatility of the international situation. The data show that, at the end of 2021, the price of pulp was $500-6000/tons; at the end of 2022, the price of paper pulp was raised to $7400 - $7800/ton.

As in the case of large shareholders, the performance of VID in the last two years has also been affected by rising costs and a marked decline in profitability. Its 2022-year annual report shows that the Vida International Entrance, with an increase of 4.0 per cent, compared with a gross profit of SI$ 5483 million, a decline of 1.0 per cent, with a net profit of only SI 706 million, a decline of 56.9 per cent.

The company has a 2022-year Māori ratio compared to 2020

On March 4, the Muscat station of the 2022 WTT regular challenge continued, and the Chinese team ensured a champion in advance. Guoping won the men’s singles top four and locked the men’s singles champion in advance. In the women’s singles top four, the Chinese team occupied three seats, and all three doubles qualified for the finals.

In the men’s singles quarter final, all four players of the Chinese team won and joined the top four to lock in the men’s singles champion in advance. Liang Jingkun entered the state quickly. He completely suppressed Sweden’s Persson on the court, 11-7, 12-10 and 11-4. He won three straight innings and advanced. Liu Dingshuo did not give Nigeria veteran Aruna a chance. He won 3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 13-11).

In the other two Derby wars, Wang Chuqin didn’t hold the advantage after winning one game 11-9. Xiang Peng pulled three consecutive games 15-13, 11-7 and 11-8. He reversed and eliminated Wang Chuqin 3-1. Lin Gaoyuan suppressed Lin Shidong. He won 3-0 (11-5, 11-5, 11-8). In the semi-finals, Liang Jingkun met Xiang Peng and Lin Gaoyuan against Liu Dingshuo.

In the women’s singles top four, the Chinese team occupies three seats. Fan Siqi beat Portugal’s Shao Jieni 3-0 (11-6, 11-9, 11-6), and kuaiman also beat India’s batla 3-0 (11-9, 11-4, 11-3). Qian Tianyi first lost one game in the derby and then rebounded. She beat her teammate he Zhuojia 3-1 (5-11, 11-6, 11-9, 14-12) in three consecutive games. The other top four seat belongs to Yang Xiaoxin of Monaco, who beat Samara 3-1 in the quarter finals. Fan Siqi will face Yang Xiaoxin in the semi-finals.

Lin Shidong / Xiang Peng beat Romania’s Ionescu / movilenu 3-1 (11-4, 11-4, 5-11, 11-9) in the men’s doubles semi-finals. In the women’s doubles semi-finals, Zhang Rui / Kuai man defeated teammate Qian Tianyi / Chen Xingtong by 3-1 (3-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-5). Wang Chuqin / Chen Xingtong locked their seats in the mixed doubles finals. They defeated Li Xinyu / Zheng Yijing of Chinese Taipei 3-0 (11-3, 11-6, 11-9) in the semi-finals.

In fact, there is such a secret place in China, which is romantic and gentle. Flowers bloom into a sea and there are few people. It is Guizhou ▪ Pingba.

The name Pingba may be unfamiliar to some people. After all, there are too many beautiful scenery in Guizhou. Huangguoshu waterfall, the largest waterfall in China, is here.

The largest Miao village in the world, Xijiang Qianhu Miao village, is here.

The most beautiful scar in China, Malinghe Grand Canyon, is here.

Guizhou with eight mountains, one water and one field

There are too many surprises, but perhaps it is because Guizhou is full of beautiful scenery, which makes everyone ignore Pingba.

Not famous doesn’t mean it’s not beautiful. It’s the largest Cherry Blossom base in the world. Yes, all! ball Most! Big!

Generally, in early March, cherry blossoms are in full bloom here, which will turn into a pink paradise in an instant. It is so beautiful that words can’t describe it.

How big is the area of Pingba cherry blossoms? Wuhan East Lake Moshan cherry garden knows! Covering an area of 260 mu, with 10000 cherry trees, it has been regarded as a relatively large cherry garden in China.

However, Pingba’s cherry garden has more than 6000 mu and more than 700000 valuable cherry trees. Its wide area and large density can afford “the most in the world”. In other words, coming here is equivalent to strolling in 25 East Lake cherry gardens!

Moreover, the cherry blossom garden is located in the hinterland of Central Guizhou. Tens of thousands of acres of cherry blossoms are divided into many independent islands by Hongfeng Lake. Overlooking from a high place, it is extremely romantic.

The dark mountains, the blue lake, the green grass and trees and the hazy pink cherry blossoms are intertwined, so is the fairyland on earth!

Pingba cherry blossoms first out of the circle

Or because of an Oolong

In 2018, a netizen posted a group of cherry blossom Photos on reddit. Unexpectedly, they suddenly became popular.

In just a dozen hours, I gained more than 50000 likes. Looking at this large-scale sea of flowers, many people thought it was “Japanese cherry blossoms”, but it was soon pointed out that the scenery in the picture was not in Japan! But Pingba farm in Guizhou, China!

For a time, Guizhou Pingba became the object of heated discussion. “Such a beautiful place is a fairyland”, “China still has such a secret place” and “I must go once in my life”…

With the rising popularity, many tourists at home and abroad have come to punch in. Unexpectedly, everyone who has been here praised it as “more shocking than the photos”. The people’s daily official called it, and National Geographic praised it for stunning the world. Even the BBC reported that it is one of the most beautiful cherry blossom gardens on the blue planet.

Although the beauty is well known, although the beauty is 360 ℃, there is no dead corner, and although the beauty is yearned for by countless people, here is actually: free! Fee!

Yes, free. In other words, you just need to bring yourself to enjoy the beautiful scenery that shocked the world.

Some people say that thousands of acres of land are cherry blossoms. Will it be a little “boring”! You’re wrong. Although Pingba cherry blossoms into the sea, it’s not boring at all.

When you enter here, several Cherry Blossom avenues are placed in front of you. Whether you walk, ride or drive, you can be wrapped by the faint fragrance of flowers.

The blue sky is lingering, the breeze is whispering, and the pink cherry blossoms are all over the sky, accompanied by flowers all the way. Isn’t this the real version of Hayao Miyazaki cartoon!

Especially when the breeze blows and thousands of petals fall with the wind, the beautiful cherry blossom rain will definitely make you unforgettable all your life.

The cherry blossoms in Pingba will bloom until April, which is longer than those in other places. Because there are many varieties of cherry blossoms here, including early cherry blossoms as white as snow and late cherry blossoms as pink as Xia.

The flowering period of early cherry is relatively short, only about 10 days, but it doesn’t matter. When they wither slowly, late cherry will open with great momentum, and the flowering period is more than 2 weeks.

Don’t feel sorry if you don’t see Sakura. Because the snow like petals have become a huge carpet, which is paved in the cherry garden.

It reminds people of “scattered into mud, ground into dust, only fragrant as before”.

And when you come to Pingba, you don’t need to bring any professional photographer. As long as you wear fresh clothes and take a picture here, it’s a blockbuster. It’s not a problem to burst the circle of friends.

In the cherry garden, in addition to the fragrance of flowers, you will also smell the faint fragrance of tea. That’s because not only the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, but also the “pre Ming Tea” of cherry Island real estate has entered the picking period, a picture of spring.

The tea fragrance is wanton and the tea garden is green

Full of poetry and painting rural scenery, low green and green tea trees extend continuously along the trend of the mountains, and several trails extend in the endless tea mountains.

Walking along the path, one side is a sea of pink cherry blossoms and the other is a green tea garden. Pink and green are intertwined to compose a romantic spring event.

In addition to pink and green, the cherry garden is also mixed with bright yellow, and some rape flowers are planted in some places in the garden. Although the area is small, it also occupies a place.

Bright rape flowers, dotted in hundreds of thousands of cherry blossoms, like stars, Pingba immediately changed from a light ink painting to a gorgeous oil painting. Walking among them, I feel that people are swimming in the painting. There is no place without scenery and no place without painting.

If you don’t want to enjoy the flowers, you can also come here. Hongfeng Lake, one of the largest lakes in Guizhou, is also here.

You don’t need any map in Pingba, just walk along the path. Maybe you’ll come straight to the lake from which way. Although Hongfeng Lake is not the sea, it is as deep as the sea. It is equivalent to six West Lakes, with dense forests and endless sight.

The stone mountains on both sides of the Strait or towering in the sky are out of reach. The lake is rippling with blue waves and the surrounding green mountains are faint.

Standing by the lake, there is a vast expanse of water in front. The water is blue and free of dust. Behind it is a thousand mu cherry forest, wild flowers cover the ground and birds contend.

Moreover, each lake bay is a unique landscape painting, some leisure and tranquil, some full of vitality, some elegant and cold.

Friends who like fishing can come here and enjoy the flowers while fishing.

If you like camping, you can bring your own outdoor equipment, set up a camp by the lake, avoid traffic congestion, and enjoy the beautiful sunrise and sunset.

Sunset and cherry blossoms

It’s also a perfect match

The warm golden light covered the whole earth, and the lake was like thousands of stars. The pink cherry blossom forest turned warm orange in an instant

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