Finnish forestry firm UPM to close paper mill due to political strike

UPM-Kymmene Oyj is one of the world's leading paper producers. Net sales (including intragroup) break down by family of products as follows: - papers (46.5%): magazine papers (worldwide No. 1 producer), fine and special paper (No. 1 in Europe; coated and glazed fine papers, packaging papers, letter-head paper, envelopes) and newspaper papers (No. 2 in Europe); - pulp and timber products (27.2%): pulp, sawn timber and plywood; - processed products (14.2%): adhesive labels, packaging (for the paper, steel and wood industries), silicon papers for the hygiene products, etc.; - other (12.1%): primarily electricity production from renewable energy. At the end of 2023, the group had 54 production plants worldwide. Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Finland (12.1%), Germany (14%), the United Kingdom (5.2%), France (4.2%), Poland (2.9%), Austria (1.5%), Europe (18.2%), China (14.7%), the United States (13.1%), Uruguay (0.6%) and other (13.5%).