{"id":78235,"date":"2019-10-07T06:35:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T06:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tin.happy-projects.ro\/stora-enso-shut-kitee-sawmill-end-year\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T08:51:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T08:51:49","slug":"stora-enso-shut-kitee-sawmill-end-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/stora-enso-shut-kitee-sawmill-end-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Stora Enso to shut down Kitee sawmill by the end of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stora Enso will consolidate its spruce timber production at its mill in Varkaus, Finland, where spruce timber production has synergies with the existing LVL (laminated veneer timber), pulp and paperboard mills.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

According to Stora Enso, the target is to improve long-term competitiveness, the consolidation is part of the company\u2019s profit protection programme. As a result of this consolidation, the Kitee sawmill will be shut down.<\/p>\n

\u201cConsolidation of spruce timber production to Varkaus creates the opportunity for utilising the full potential of a sawmill and processing plant as an integrated facility that produces high value timber products, such as LVL veneers and processed timber. This gives us a larger range of products, enhanced R&D and innovation work, and more efficient production\u201d, says Jari Suominen, Executive Vice President of Stora Enso\u2019s Wood Products division.<\/p>\n

With this consolidation, Stora Enso will permanently close the Kitee sawmill by the end of this year, leading to making 73 employees redundant. Of these, up to 20 can be handled by pension arrangements. The increase in production at the Varkaus Mill will create 20 new jobs and Stora Enso\u2019s employees affected by co-determination negotiations will be given priority when filling these and other internal positions.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the co-determination negotiation process for Kitee sawmill, we were unfortunately unable to find any measures that would significantly improve the profitability of the sawmill\u201d, says Jari Suominen.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Stora Enso will consolidate its spruce timber production at its mill in Varkaus, Finland, where spruce timber production has synergies with the existing LVL (laminated veneer timber), pulp and paperboard mills. 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