Strikes in Finland: Metsä Board temporarily stops paperboard production

According to a statement, the stoppages will affect the Simpele, Kyro, Tako and Äänekoski board mills. Production is expected to be halted from 25 March. Metsä did not specify when production will restart. "The factories can be restarted as soon as raw material is available and product shipments begin," the company explained.

Previously, production at the Metsä Group's pulp and kraftliner mill in Kemi, the pulp and BCTMP mills in Joutseno and the BCTMP mill in Kaskinen had already been shut down. The Rauma, Vilppula, Renko and Lappeenranta sawmills are also affected.