Tuesday, September 23, 2025
UPM has recently declared that the maintenance shutdown of the UPM Kaukas pulp mill, which began in August, will be extended for two weeks until October 11, 2025. In addition, the UPM Pietarsaari pulp mill will be temporarily shut down for approximately two weeks in November.
“We are focused on ensuring the profitability of our business. By curtailing our production, we adapt to the pulp market situation and high wood cost level”, says Petri Hakanen, Senior Vice President, UPM Fibres Finland Operations.
UPM
UPM is a material solutions company, renewing products and entire value chains with an extensive portfolio of renewable fibres, advanced materials, decarbonisation solutions, and communication papers. Our performance in sustainability has been recognised by third parties, including EcoVadis and the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices. We operate globally and employ approximately 15,800 people worldwide, with annual sales of approximately €10.3 billion.
UPM Fibre
UPM Fibres consists of UPM’s pulp and timber businesses as well as wood sourcing and forestry operations. UPM Pulp has three pulp mills in Finland and two pulp mills and plantation operations in Uruguay. UPM Timber operates four sawmills in Finland. UPM Forest secures competitive wood and biomass for the UPM businesses, manages UPM-owned and privately owned forests in Northern Europe and offers forestry services to forest owners and forest investors.
Sustainability at UPM
“Our strategy is based on the versatile use of renewable feedstocks, driven by a commitment to innovation and sustainability. In doing so, we address some of the world’s biggest challenges, including resource scarcity, climate change, biodiversity loss and growing inequality.”
Managing Sustainability at UPM
UPM’s Group Executive Team (GET), led by the President and CEO, is responsible for managing sustainability, setting the course of action and guiding the development.
The GET is responsible for:
UPM’s quality, environmental and OHS management systems are certified in accordance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards. In addition to ISO 14001, most of their pulp and paper mills have environmental management systems verified under the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS).
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