Kemi's bioproduct factory is really large in terms of its size. It employs approximately 2,500 people in its direct value chain in Finland.
Finland Metsä Group, one of the largest forest companies, continues to shut down its factories due to the strike that started on Monday.
“Tomorrow, Friday, the strikes will stop the Joutseno pulp mill and the Kaskisten chemical pulp mill. At the weekend, we will start the shutdown of the bioproduct factory in Kemi, after which we will also stop the cardboard factory in Kemi”, the company is told by email to HS.
Kemi's bioproduct factory is really large in terms of its size. It employs approximately 2,500 people in its direct value chain in Finland.
The factory is the largest investment in the history of the Finnish forest industry. It cost more than two billion euros. The factory operates completely without fossil fuels.
In addition to pulp, the bioproduct factory also produces several other bioproducts. According to Metsä Group, it produces clearly more bio-based electrical energy compared to a traditional pulp mill.
Kemi's bioproduct factory is also very important in terms of Finnish exports as a whole. According to Metsä Group, it increases the value of Finnish exports by half a billion euros annually.
“Its positive income impact on Finland is also half a billion euros annually,” Metsä Group writes on its website.
Metsä Goup's turnover is almost 7 billion euros per year. It belongs to the Metsäliitto cooperative.
The news is updated.
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