Strikes in Finland: Metsä Board temporarily stops paperboard production

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Finnish paperboard producer Metsä Board will temporarily halt production at its paperboard mills due to the strikes in Finland.

24.03.2024

Source: Company news

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.

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Company profile: Metsä Board Corporation, Corporate Head Office, Finland, Espoo

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