Metsä Fibre is considering temporary layoffs at its Joutseno pulp mill in Finland. The company announced it had started corresponding negotiations with employee representatives. The talks involve the entire workforce of the site, i.e.around 190 people.
If implemented, the planned temporary layoffs would last up to 90 days and would be implemented in several tranches by the end of January 2025, the company said. Metsä Fibre emphasised the need for the move, saying that production had to be temporarily adjusted to meet low delivery volumes.
The talks started last week and are expected to take approximately two weeks. Details on the temporary layoffs and their duration would be clarified by the end of 2024, the company said.
The Joutseno pulp mill produces softwood pulp with an annual capacity of 690,000 tpy. The mill also produces biochemicals and generates its own energy.
