All production lines at Metsä Wood's Pärnu birch plywood mill in Estonia have now been started. More workforce has been recruited for the new lines, the mill currently employs some 170 people in production, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
The factory is expected to reach its full production capacity by the end of 2019. As a raw material, the mill uses high quality Finnish birch veneer, which is produced at Metsä Wood's veneer mill in Central Finland.
With its investment, Metsä Wood is responding to the growing demand for birch plywood worldwide, especially in the construction and light transport industry.
The mill makes use of latest technology and it is also Metsä Wood's first production facility utilizing digital modeling.
Metsä Wood is one of the leading European producers of engineered wood products. Metsä Wood is part of Metsä Group.
