Sept. 17, 2025 - UPM has announced that the maintenance shutdown of the UPM Kaukas pulp mill, which began in August, will be extended for two weeks until October 11, 2025.
In addition, the UPM Pietarsaari pulp mill will be temporarily shut down for approximately two weeks in November.
"We are focused on ensuring the profitability of our business," said Petri Hakanen, Senior Vice President, UPM Fibres Finland Operations. "By curtailing our production, we adapt to the pulp market situation and high wood cost level."
The Kaukas mill is located in Lappeenranta in South East Finland. The pulp mill has the capacity to produce 700,000 tonnes per year of softwood pulp on two production lines. The mill site also consists of a paper mill, a sawmill, a biorefinery producing wood-based diesel and UPM's research centre.
The Pietarsaari pulp mill is located in the Gulf of Bothnia in western Finland. The mill has the capacity to produce 800,000 tonnes per year of softwood and birch pulp. The mill site also houses UPM's Alholma sawmill, Alholmens Kraft power plant and UPM's wood procurement offices.
UPM is a material solutions company, renewing products and entire value chains with an extensive portfolio of renewable fibres, advanced materials, decarbonization solutions, and communication papers.
SOURCE: UPM