Metsä Wood, part of Metsä Group, will begin a strategic review of its UK operations due to significant changes in market conditions. The review is expected to be completed in the first half of 2027.
“The UK continues to be one of the key European growth markets for Metsä Wood’s engineered wood products. In the strategic review we will explore possibilities to continue on a growth trajectory in engineered wood products, while addressing the profitability challenges of Metsä Wood UK”, says Jussi Noponen, Executive Vice President of Metsä Wood.
More information:
Jussi Noponen, Executive Vice President, Metsä Wood, tel. +358 50 532 0110, firstname.lastname@metsagroup.com
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The products of Metsä Wood, Metsä Group’s wood products business, include Kerto® LVL, birch and spruce plywood and further processed sawn timber. We convert renewable Northern wood into high-quality and material-efficient products, which store carbon for their whole life cycle. We promote a culture of diversity, equality and inclusion.
In 2025, our sales totalled EUR 0.5 billion, and we employ about 1,200 employees. Metsä Group’s parent company Metsäliitto Cooperative is owned by approximately 90,000 Finnish forest owners. The sales of the whole Metsä Group were EUR 5.8 billion.
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