Jun 06, 2013. /Lesprom Network/. Metsä Wood, part of Metsä Group, has finished the statutory negotiations commenced in April in Finland. As a result of the statutory negotiations, Metsä Wood's personnel will decrease by 73 persons, as the company said in a press release received by Lesprom Network.

The reductions will be implemented through pension arrangements, redundancies and not renewing fixed-term contracts. The negotiations concerned in total approximately 1,300 persons in Finland. Sawmills, sawn timber upgrading units and their sales operations were excluded from the proceedings.

Metsä Wood offers competitive and eco-efficient wood-based solutions for industrial construction customers, other industrial customers and the home and lifestyle sectors.