Analyze the sentiment of this statement extracted from a financial news article. Provide your answer as either negative, positive, or neutral.
Text: Following its strategy , Tikkurila has established a fully-owned sales company TOO Tikkurila in Almaty , Kazakhstan , for marketing decorative paints under the Finnish Tikkurila brand and the Russian Teks brand .
Answer:
Analyze the sentiment of this statement extracted from a financial news article. Provide your answer as either negative, positive, or neutral.
Text: Following its strategy , Tikkurila has established a fully-owned sales company TOO Tikkurila in Almaty , Kazakhstan , for marketing decorative paints under the Finnish Tikkurila brand and the Russian Teks brand .
Answer:+neutral