Metsä Group to purchase timber at full capacity this Autumn

The Metsä Group has confirmed its commitment to procuring timber at full capacity throughout the autumn season. This major operational directive comes at a crucial time for the woodworking industry across Finland and the broader Nordic region, providing a significant anchor of stability amidst persistent global market volatility and previously reported financial pressures within the Group. +This full-capacity procurement strategy directly signals a strong, albeit perhaps cautious, confidence in the utilisation rates of its production facilities, including vital sawmills and paperboard operations. For forest owners and the vast network of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that constitute the forest supply chain, this announcement is a vital assurance of consistent demand and volume in the coming months.

The decision to maintain maximum procurement volumes is…