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Uppdaterad: Friday, 13 December, 2019
Category: The pulp and paper industry
On October 2019, Metsä Tissue, part of the Metsä Group, announced that it is curtailing its paper production at Krapkowice mill in Poland by temporarily stopping PM6. It has now been decided to close the paper machine permanently. / Metsä Tissue
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Uppdaterad: Friday, 13 December, 2019
Category: The pulp and paper industry
Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, has published a web-based impact report to demonstrate the importance of sustainable packaging. Metsä Board created the report with experts at AskKauko, a Finnish software start-up developing next-generation impact communications. / Metsä Board
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Uppdaterad: Thursday, 12 December, 2019
Category: Forestry
Monthly statistics from the Swedish Forest Agency shows a continuous decrease in notified area for final felling. The total area notified for final felling decreased by 24 per cent in November compared to the same month last year, and it decreased the most in the region South of Sweden. / Swedish Forest Agency
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Uppdaterad: Thursday, 12 December, 2019
Category: Wood
A $20.35 million road funding grant applied for by the Softwoods Working Group (SWG) under the NSW Government’s Growing Local Economies Program has been successful. SWG Chair Peter Crowe said the grant was tremendous news for the regional economy. / Timberbiz
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Uppdaterad: Thursday, 12 December, 2019
Category: The pulp and paper industry
Holmen’s Board has today taken the decision to construct the Blåbergsliden wind farm on its land outside Skellefteå in northern Sweden. The investment totals SEK 1.3 billion and comprises 26 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 143 MW. / Holmen
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Uppdaterad: Thursday, 12 December, 2019
Category: Forestry
The percentage of protected forest out of productive and poorly productive forest land has increased in northern Finland. In southern Finland, it has remained the same. / The Finnish Forest Association
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Uppdaterad: Wednesday, 11 December, 2019
Category: The pulp and paper industry
Stora Enso and Sulapac are launching a renewable and biodegradable straw to combat the global problem of plastic waste. The straw has strong usability and works just like a traditional straw. The new straws are available to brands and consumers looking for more eco-friendly solutions. / Stora Enso
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Uppdaterad: Tuesday, 10 December, 2019
Category: Wood
Metsä Wood’s Open Source Wood Initiative and ProdLib, a free library of 3D design models, join forces to make the latest innovation in wood-based construction easily available to everyone. With ProdLib library, you can now download the elements available on Open Source Wood to your design software. / Metsä Wood
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Uppdaterad: Friday, 6 December, 2019
Category: The pulp and paper industry
The closing date for the second Better with Less – Design Challenge is approaching, with last entries to be submitted by 5 January 2020. The competition – organised by Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group – encourages designers and design students to come up with innovative packaging solutions that will have a positive impact on sustainability. / Metsä Board
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Uppdaterad: Thursday, 5 December, 2019
Category: Forestry
One of Finland’s biggest summer job recruitments is getting under way again. In the coming year, Metsä Group will provide a summer job for nearly 900 future professionals. The company is also offering almost 300 summer jobs outside Finland. Metsä Group invests in providing summer employees with guidance for their jobs and support for their learning, offers responsible and diverse tasks and pays fair wages for summer jobs, according to the demands of each task. / Metsä
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