Oct 21, 2009. /Lesprom Network/. Raute Corporation continues adapting its operations to the weak continuing market situation and initiates negotiations concerning the hourly workers in the production of the Nastola plant, Finland, the company said in a press release received by Lesprom Network. During the 6 weeks continuing negotiations with the representatives of the hourly workers, a solution is sought for additional adjustment measures for the temporary lay-offs agreed on in December 2008 and in May 2009. The company strives primarily to adapt the operations through temporary lay-offs of different duration and working hour arrangements. The additional adaptation measures subject to the negotiations concern at most 135 hourly workers. The previously taken adaptation measures concerning the other personnel are adequate for the time being. The interruption of the production activity at Raute's Jyväskylä plant continues further and all hourly workers in the production of the Jyväskylä plant are laid off for the time being. Raute Group's total headcount at the end of September was 530, of which 406 persons work in Finland. Raute is a technology company serving the wood products industry worldwide.