Metsa Tissue to close production, converting and supply chain operations at its Konstancin-Jeziorna mill in Poland in April 2012
Metsa Tissue Corporation
02.12.2011 12:06
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Espoo, Finland, 2011-12-02 12:05 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Metsa Tissue, part of the Metsaliitto Group and a leading tissue and cooking
paper supplier Europe-wide, has decided to close its production, converting and
supply chain operations at the Konstancin-Jeziorna mill near Warsaw, Poland.
Operations will be terminated in April 2012.
Metsa Tissue has carefully analysed three alternative options for the future
use of the Konstancin-Jeziorna site, which were initially communicated in May
2010. The three alternatives were to use the site for warehousing and
converting, to use it solely for warehousing, or to rezone it for residential
development. Today the company has confirmed that all production at the site
will be closed in April 2012 and the two latter options are to be studied
further.
'As our Polish and other Eastern and Central European customers can be served
by our other mills in Poland, Slovakia, Germany and the Nordic countries, after
weighing our options, this decision - though not easy - was the only sensible
course of action. The closure will affect up to 140 employees,' says Hannu
Kottonen, CEO of Metsa Tissue. The company will immediately initiate a
consultation procedure with the Polish employee representatives.
'We made this decision to close our operations in Konstancin-Jeziorna also due
to the obsolete infrastructure, which would have required significant short-
and long-term investment and would have been unsustainable for the company,'
comments Lars Warvne, SVP, Technology and Operations, Metsa Tissue.
Since the initial announcement in May 2010 and during the evaluation of the
three options, Metsa Tissue has been working intensively with local authorities
to find sustainable solutions to offset the impact of the closure on the
community infrastructure. Metsa Tissue has been discussing the option of
rezoning the site for alternative uses with local authorities. The rezoning
option could support the city's development as an attractive residential area
close to Warsaw. At this stage, the company wants to keep alternative uses of
the site open.
As part of Metsa Tissue's development programme announced in May 2010, the
company will invest in upgrading its Krapkowice mill in southern Poland to
increase production capacity and to enhance the brand, product and service
offering. Implementation of the plan, which includes the closure of
Konstancin-Jeziorna's operations, will contribute to better productivity and
sustainability, while also ensuring that the company remains a reliable
long-term partner for its customers.
Metsa Tissue is a leading tissue paper products supplier to households and
industrial consumers in Europe. We are also the world's leading supplier of
baking and cooking paper products. Our main brands are Lambi, Serla, Mola,
Tento, Katrin, Fasana and SAGA. We have production units based in Finland,
Germany, Poland, Russia, Slovakia and Sweden. We have some 3,200 employees and
our turnover for 2010 was some EUR 940 million. Metsa Tissue is part of the
Metsaliitto Group.
For further information, please contact:
Hannu Kottonen, President and CEO
Tel. +358 (0) 1046 54959, Email: hannu.kottonen@metsatissue.com
Lars Warvne, SVP, Technology & Operations
Tel. +46 (0)501 27 50 10, Email: lars.warvne@metsatissue.com
Marja-Leena Dahlskog, Communications Manager
Tel. +358 (0)1046 55149, Email: marja-leena.dahlskog@metsatissue.com
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Metsa Tissue Corporation
02.12.2011 12:06
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Espoo, Finland, 2011-12-02 12:05 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Metsa Tissue, part of the Metsaliitto Group and a leading tissue and cooking
paper supplier Europe-wide, has decided to close its production, converting and
supply chain operations at the Konstancin-Jeziorna mill near Warsaw, Poland.
Operations will be terminated in April 2012.
Metsa Tissue has carefully analysed three alternative options for the future
use of the Konstancin-Jeziorna site, which were initially communicated in May
2010. The three alternatives were to use the site for warehousing and
converting, to use it solely for warehousing, or to rezone it for residential
development. Today the company has confirmed that all production at the site
will be closed in April 2012 and the two latter options are to be studied
further.
'As our Polish and other Eastern and Central European customers can be served
by our other mills in Poland, Slovakia, Germany and the Nordic countries, after
weighing our options, this decision - though not easy - was the only sensible
course of action. The closure will affect up to 140 employees,' says Hannu
Kottonen, CEO of Metsa Tissue. The company will immediately initiate a
consultation procedure with the Polish employee representatives.
'We made this decision to close our operations in Konstancin-Jeziorna also due
to the obsolete infrastructure, which would have required significant short-
and long-term investment and would have been unsustainable for the company,'
comments Lars Warvne, SVP, Technology and Operations, Metsa Tissue.
Since the initial announcement in May 2010 and during the evaluation of the
three options, Metsa Tissue has been working intensively with local authorities
to find sustainable solutions to offset the impact of the closure on the
community infrastructure. Metsa Tissue has been discussing the option of
rezoning the site for alternative uses with local authorities. The rezoning
option could support the city's development as an attractive residential area
close to Warsaw. At this stage, the company wants to keep alternative uses of
the site open.
As part of Metsa Tissue's development programme announced in May 2010, the
company will invest in upgrading its Krapkowice mill in southern Poland to
increase production capacity and to enhance the brand, product and service
offering. Implementation of the plan, which includes the closure of
Konstancin-Jeziorna's operations, will contribute to better productivity and
sustainability, while also ensuring that the company remains a reliable
long-term partner for its customers.
Metsa Tissue is a leading tissue paper products supplier to households and
industrial consumers in Europe. We are also the world's leading supplier of
baking and cooking paper products. Our main brands are Lambi, Serla, Mola,
Tento, Katrin, Fasana and SAGA. We have production units based in Finland,
Germany, Poland, Russia, Slovakia and Sweden. We have some 3,200 employees and
our turnover for 2010 was some EUR 940 million. Metsa Tissue is part of the
Metsaliitto Group.
For further information, please contact:
Hannu Kottonen, President and CEO
Tel. +358 (0) 1046 54959, Email: hannu.kottonen@metsatissue.com
Lars Warvne, SVP, Technology & Operations
Tel. +46 (0)501 27 50 10, Email: lars.warvne@metsatissue.com
Marja-Leena Dahlskog, Communications Manager
Tel. +358 (0)1046 55149, Email: marja-leena.dahlskog@metsatissue.com
News Source: NASDAQ OMX
02.12.2011 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP -
a company of EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements,
Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.
Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de
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Company: Metsa Tissue Corporation
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