The need came from Ahlstrom-Munksjö customers, who are trying to tackle the challenge of the ever-increasing size of wind turbine blades. While blades become longer, also the thickness of laminates gets higher. / Ahlstrom-Munksjö

We would like to invite you to the conference BIOBASE in Piteå, Sweden, on 10th - 12th of June 2019. Follow us on a journey towards a circular and biobased society and how we can mitigate climate change to make Europe prosperous. / Circular & Biobased Economy Conference

The Mjösa Tower was officially opened on 15 March 2019, taking over the title of the world’s tallest wooden building. The 18-floor building, located in Brumunddal Norway, reaches up to a height of 85.4 metres. The building includes a hotel, private homes and office space. Metsä Wood’s fast, light and green Kerto® LVL (laminated veneer lumber) products were used in the intermediate floor elements of the building. / Metsä Wood

The income of the Finnish state forest company Metsähallitus has increased so much that its profit target for this year was raised from EUR 110 million to 150 million. The target is, however, lower than it would be if Metsähallitus carried on ”normal” forestry, which it cannot do because of societal responsibilities that affect the operating result./ Finnish Forest Association