Friday, December 13, 2024
The statutory negotiations initiated in October regarding Metsä Wood’s Suolahti plywood mill, a part of Metsä Group, have concluded. Following these negotiations, the company has decided to cease operations at the birch plywood mill by the end of Q1 2025, with the spruce plywood mill scheduled to close by the end of 2026 at the latest.
“The reason to end production at the Suolahti mill is based on its poor profitability. We are closing down the mill in stages to better enable the employment of personnel within Metsä Group”, says Jaakko Anttila, Executive Vice President at Metsä Wood.
The statutory negotiations at the Suolahti mill concerned all the plywood mill’s employees, in total about 370 people. The negotiations covered the reasons for the closure of the plywood mill and the personnel arrangements resulting from the planned closure. The permanent personnel of the Suolahti mill will be offered the opportunity to work in other Metsä Group units.
The Suolahti plywood mill has an annual production capacity of 35 000 m3 of birch plywood and 160 000 m3 of spruce plywood.
Source: Metsä Group
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