Jun 19, 2014. /Lesprom Network/. Metsä Wood, wood products business area of Metsä Group, has begun statutory negotiations to shut down the Karihaara sawmill in Finland. The negotiation proposal was issued on 18 June 2014 and the negotiations apply to the entire staff of the sawmill, a total of five people, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.

Production operations at the sawmill have been interrupted since May 2009 and the entire staff have been subject to a temporary layoff since June 2009. The negotiations are expected to be concluded during July, and any decisions regarding closing down the sawmill will be made during 3Q 2014.

Metsä Wood provides competitive and environmentally friendly wood products for construction, industry and distributor partners. Metsä Wood is part of Metsä Group.