Metsä Board to Start Layoff Talks at Two Finnish Pulp Mills

Metsä Board has announced that it will start negotiations on possible temporary layoffs at its board and BCTMP mills in Finland.

The negotiations will affect a total of 1,100 employees at the Joutseno, Kaskinen, Kemi, Kyro, Tampere, Simpele and Äänekoski mills, the company informed. The possible layoffs would last a maximum of 90 days and could be implemented in several stages during 2027.

With the change negotiations, the company is preparing to temporarily adjust production to low delivery volumes in case the demand situation does not improve in 2027. The allocation, amount and timing of possible layoffs will be determined during 2027.

Source: EUWID Pulp and Paper