Stora Enso Announces Closure of Its Näpi Sawmill in Estonia, Plus Other Facilities in Finland, the Netherlands, and Poland

Stora Enso announced on Thursday (6-15-23) that it will close its Näpi sawmill in Estonia, the Sunila pulp production unit in Finland, the De Hoop containerboard site in the Netherlands, and one containerboard line at its Ostrołęka site in Poland. The closures would target a reduction of approximately 600 employees.

In a press release, the company said it would shutter the Näpi sawmill in Estonia due to reduced long-term raw material availability, increased wood costs, and low profitability. The Näpi sawmill has an annual capacity of 50,000 m3 of sawn timber, 180,000 m3 of further processed wood products, and 25,000 tonnes of pellets. The planned closure would take place during 2023Q4 and directly impact 100 employees in Estonia.

Stora Enso will start change negotiations with employees at its Sunila pulp production unit to permanently cease pulp production and lignin extraction. The site has an annual capacity of 375,000 tonnes of long-fiber pulp, employing approximately 270 people. The planned closure would take place during the second half of 2023.

As a consequence of the overcapacity in the European containerboard market, Stora Enso is proposing to permanently close down both production lines at the De Hoop site in the Netherlands and one of the four production lines at its Ostrołęka site in Poland.

The planned restructuring actions, combined with previously initiated negotiations in its packaging materials division, would result in total reductions of approximately 1,150 employees.

The full announcement is available at the original source.