179 lose job as UPM closes paper machine in Rauma

The Finnish forest industry company UPM will permanently close a SC paper machine in Rauma on Wednesday, November 6.

Flowing the closure of the Paper machine 2 in Rauma, a total of 179 employees (159 permanent and 20 temporary) are going to lose job, according to an official press release issued on Tuesday.

The employee consultation processes already have been completed.

Following the closure, SC paper production capacity will be reduced by 265.000 tonnes annually.

The production on the remaining two paper machines in Rauma, however, will continue as before.

“The recent weeks have not been easy for us all. But in times of a continuously challenging market environment and an accentuated decline of demand for graphic papers, we have to secure the future competitiveness of UPM’s paper business and the remaining assets at the Rauma site. We have focused on finding socially acceptable solutions for the employees affected with the clear intention to diminish the impact of this closure. The consultation process was fair, open and constructive at all times,” said Anu Ahola, Senior Vice President, News & Retail, UPM Communication Papers.

Earlier, In September UPM announced plans to permanently close paper machine 2 in Rauma.