UPM-Kymmene Oyj

The Finnish-based UPM-Kymmene Oyj was established in 1995, after merger of Kymmene Oy and United Paper Mills (in Finnish Yhtyneet paperitehtaat).

In 1998 the turnover of the company was EUR 8 365 million and the profit EUR 1 437 million. The Group employs approximately 32 000 people, 10 000 of which outside Finland.

The biggest part of both turnover and profit is originated from magazine papers (30 %), fine papers (14 %) and newsprint (13 %). Other divisions include converting materials (e.g. packaging papers, self-adhesive label stocks, envelopes) (20 %), sawmilling (9 %), plywood (6 %), pulp (2 %), forests (2 %), energy (2 %) and other (2 %).

UPM-Kymmene has production plants mainly in Finland and Europe, but also in the USA and Australia. UPM-Kymmene and Shell have over 30 000 hectares of eucalyptus plantations. Around the world the company has sales offices (e.g. in Asia) and joint ventures (e.g. Raflatac self-adhesive laminate factory in Malaysia). UPM-Kymmene owns 14,7 % of forest industry machinery manufacturer Metso (former Valmet Rauma).

The fine paper division consists of two units: Kymi Paper Oy in Kuusankoski, Finland (capacity 700 000 t/a) and Nordland Papier AG in Dörpen, Germany (1 000 000 t/a). They produce uncoated (e.g. for copying, books) and coated (e.g. for four-colour printing) fine paper made of short-fibre pulp. Later, for the APRIL-alliance, they formed a new company, UPM-Kymmene Fine Paper.

 

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