Inside information: Canatu Finland Oy to commence change negotiations
Canatu Plc Company announcement 25 August 26 at 8:58 a.m. EEST
Inside information: Canatu Finland Oy to commence change negotiations
Canatu Finland Oy, a Finnish subsidiary of Canatu Oyj, will commence change negotiations in accordance with the Finnish Act on Co-operation in its Operations function, as well as in its Robotics, Mobility and Defence unit and its Medical Diagnostics unit. The negotiations are conducted on financial and production-related grounds.
The purpose of the change negotiations is to adjust and streamline the Company's operations in line with its updated strategy and to achieve cost savings that support the Company's long-term ability to improve the profitability and cash flow of its business.
The negotiations cover all employees of the Operations function, excluding employees of that function's IT team, all employees of the Robotics, Mobility and Defence unit, and all employees of the Medical Diagnostics unit. If implemented, the planned measures are estimated to potentially result in the termination of employment of up to 17 employees.
The change negotiations will commence on 31 August 2026 and are expected to conclude before mid-October 2026.
Additional information
Mikko Vesterinen, CFO, mikko.vesterinen@canatu.com
Dr. Maximilian Slawinski, CEO, maximilian.slawinski@canatu.com
Certified adviser
DNB Carnegie Investment Bank AB (publ), tel. +46 (0) 8 588 685 70
About Canatu
Canatu (CANATU, Nasdaq First North, Finland) is a deep technology scaleup company creating advanced carbon nanotubes (Canatu CNTs), related products, and manufacturing equipment for the semiconductor, robotics, mobility and defense, and medical diagnostics industries. Canatu partners with forerunner companies, together transforming products for better tomorrows with nano carbon.
Canatu’s versatile platform technology has broad potential applications. Its current core includes CNT membranes for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) processes in the semiconductor industry, enabling more effective manufacturing of the most advanced chips. Additionally, electrochemical sensors for medical diagnostics are in the development phase. Canatu’s patented CNT reactors and Dry Deposition by CanatuTM method yield clean and pristine CNTs. The company operates through two business models: selling CNT products directly, as well as selling CNT reactors and licensing the related technology so that customers can produce CNT products under a limited license.
Headquartered in Finland, Canatu also operates in the US, Japan and Taiwan. Founded in 2004 as a spin-off from Aalto University’s Nanomaterials Group, Canatu has 182 personnel employed representing over 35 nationalities, with nearly 20% holding or pursuing doctorates (as of 30 June 2026). Discover more at www.canatu.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
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