Metsä Wood
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Forest Industry |
| Predecessor | Finnforest |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Wood products |
| Revenue | € 0.4 billion (2018) |
Number of employees | 1.500 (2018) |
| Website | www.metsawood.com |
Metsä Wood (formerly 'Finnforest') is part of Metsä Group, which covers the whole wood value chain.[1] Metsä Wood mainly provides engineered wood products for construction, industrial and distribution customers. Metsä Wood's primary products are Kerto® LVL (laminated veneer lumber) and birch and spruce plywood.[2]
Headquartered in Espoo, the company employs about 1.500 people.
Production Units[3]
- Lohja, Finland: Kerto LVL
- Punkaharju, Finland: plywood and Kerto LVL
- Suolahti, Finland: plywood
- Äänekoski, Finland: veneer
- Pärnu, Estonia: plywood
- King’s Lynn, United Kingdom: timber upgrades
- Boston, United Kingdom: timber upgrades
- Widnes, United Kingdom: timber upgrades
Energy
Peat energy
Metsäliitto owned 33% of Vapo in 2002-2005 and 49.9% in 2005-2009. Vapo is the major peat energy producer in Finland. In 2009 ownership of Vapo was reconstructed to Suomen Energiavarat Oy, owned by EPV Energy (ex Etelä-Pohjanmaan Voima Oy) and several peat energy using companies.
References
- ^ "Business areas". www.metsagroup.com. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ "About us". www.metsawood.com. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ "Production units". www.metsawood.com. Retrieved 2020-04-20.