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There are changes in UPM's forest management. Antti Koulumies, who currently leads UPM Timber, will also be the front man of UPM Forest in the future.<\/p>\n
At the same time , the current forest manager Sauli Brander will be transferred to the company's global forest affairs manager. The appointments will take effect on September 1, 2023.<\/p>\n
\"The Finnish wood market is in a new situation. With the help of management rotation, we aim to further strengthen the cooperation between UPM Timber and UPM Forest\", commented Bernd Eikens, director of the UPM Fibers business area, in the company's press release.<\/p>\n
UPM Forest is responsible for the company's wood procurement in Finland. UPM Timber has four sawmills in Finland with a combined annual capacity of 1.4 million cubic meters of pine and spruce lumber.<\/p>\n
With the new situation in the wood market, UPM's probably refers to the significant upheavals in wood flows in Finland in recent years. The import of wood from Russia stopped at the same time that new sawing and pulp capacity has started or is about to start in Finland. Fierce competition for wood has increased wood prices, especially this year.<\/p>\n
According to UPM, the company has an even greater need for international forestry expertise. In the future, Forest Director Sauli Brander's field will be climate, biodiversity and other global forest issues.<\/p>\n
\"Global forestry issues are increasingly important to UPM, as 60 percent of the company's pulp capacity is now in Uruguay and wood procurement outside of Finland is increasing,\" says Eikens.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
There are changes in UPM’s forest management. Antti Koulumies, who currently leads UPM Timber, will also be the front man of UPM Forest in the future. At the same time , the current forest manager Sauli Brander will be transferred … Continue reading