Stora Enso will suspend production at its Veitsiluoto sawmill in Kemi for two months, from the beginning of August until early October, due to weak market conditions.<\/p>\n
Most employees at the mill will be temporarily laid off during the shutdown period.<\/p>\n
The Veitsiluoto sawmill produces pine lumber and has an annual production capacity of approximately 200,000 m\u00b3. According to Stora Enso, current demand does not support normal production levels.<\/p>\n
The decision follows a prolonged period of difficult conditions for sawmills in Finland and elsewhere in Northern Europe. Demand from the construction sector remains below historical levels in several export markets, particularly in residential building. At the same time, sawmills continue to face relatively high log costs, putting pressure on margins.<\/p>\n
Veitsiluoto is part of Stora Enso's Wood Products division, which manufactures lumber, cross-laminated timber (CLT), laminated veneer lumber (LVL) and other wood-based construction materials. The division operates production facilities in Finland, Sweden, Norway, the Baltic countries and Central Europe.<\/p>\n
In its most recent quarterly report, Stora Enso said demand for wood products remained weak in several market segments despite some improvement compared with the previous year. The company noted that customer activity continued to vary considerably between regions and product groups.<\/p>\n
The temporary closure at Veitsiluoto will reduce lumber output during the third quarter. Stora Enso has not announced any permanent production reductions at the site, and operations are expected to resume in October.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":98970,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5204],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n