Tag: UPM
The police released the Elokapina climate activists, the investigation of the demonstration continues
A group of 38 protesters was arrested on Monday as a result of a demonstration organized in front of the pulp mill of the forest company UPM near Kouvola.
Climate activists block access to UPM’s pulp mill and demand an end to greenwashing
The demonstration of Extinction Rebellion’s Finnish branch started on Monday morning at 9 a.m. in front of the forest company’s factory near the town of Kouvola.
The Helsinki police arrested three climate protesters at UPM’s headquarters
Around 50 people participated in the demonstration organized by Elokapina.
Listen directly: Linn Persson leads after the first shot
At 09.55-11.00, 12.25-13.05, 15.03-19.30 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m Alpina WC (second race in P4 Extra)Men’s slalom (Jonas Enarson, Cecilia Paulsson and Tobias Hellman) 12.30 p.m Biathlon World CupMass start men (Bengt Skött, Alexander Lundholm and Carl Johan Bergman) 15.15 Biathlon World CupMass start ladies (Bengt Skött, Alexander Lundholm and Carl Johan Bergman)
Listen directly: The Swedes are chasing new medals in the WC mass start
At 09.55-11.00, 12.25-13.05, 15.03-19.30 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m Alpina WC (second race in P4 Extra)Men’s slalom (Jonas Enarson, Cecilia Paulsson and Tobias Hellman) 12.30 p.m Biathlon World CupMass start men (Bengt Skött, Alexander Lundholm and Carl Johan Bergman) 15.15 Biathlon World CupMass start ladies (Bengt Skött, Alexander Lundholm and Carl Johan Bergman)
Right now: Kristoffer Jakobsen in slalom on the last day of the WC
At 09.55-11.00, 12.25-13.05, 15.03-19.30 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m Alpina WC (second race in P4 Extra)Men’s slalom (Jonas Enarson, Cecilia Paulsson and Tobias Hellman) 12.30 p.m Biathlon World CupMass start men (Bengt Skött, Alexander Lundholm and Carl Johan Bergman) 15.15 Biathlon World CupMass start ladies (Bengt Skött, Alexander Lundholm and Carl Johan Bergman)
Right now: Biathlon World Cup with the men’s distance race
At 14.32-16.10 and 19.00-21.40 2:30 p.m Biathlon World CupMen’s distance race (Bengt Skött, Alexander Lundholm, Isabell Gradin and Uschi Disl) 19.00 Ice hockeySHLTimrå-Luleå (Magnus Wahlman)Leksand-Växjö (Sigge Sanner)Färjestad-Malmö (Jens Prytz)Oskarshamn-Örebro (Janne Rindstig)Linköping-Brynäs (Dag Malmqvist)Rögle-Skellefteå (Andreas Matz)Frölunda-HV71 (Per Kahl) Program managers: Roger Burman and Selma Jennervall
The annual results of the fourth quarter of Finnish companies vary
The Finnish forest industry company UPM reported the second best quarter in its history, while the profit of the trader K group decreased.
Union: UPM’s strike continues until March
The Paper Association announced on Friday that employees at UPM’s mill will continue their strike until March 12 if they cannot reach an agreement with the company on a new collective agreement before then. The strike began on January 1, 2022. The union has been negotiating with UPM on the details of an agreement governing…
UPM favors Rotterdam over a billion-euro biofuel refinery instead of Kotka
The Finnish forestry company UPM has announced that plans to build a new-generation biofuel refinery in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam are progressing. "Work continues in Rotterdam, where the operating environment is more favorable for the biofuels business," managing director Jussi Pesonen wrote a opinion the company’s result for 2021 will be announced. Another…
Streets and schools remained cold in Kouvola when UPM strike removes 80% of heat supply
The city of Kouvola has reduced the ventilation and heating of some facilities to cope with UPM Kymi’s biopower plant, which normally produces about 80 percent of the city’s district heating. UPM Kymi’s strike began on Saturday, but the city’s district heating will not be interrupted despite the plant’s closure, as the backup power plants…
According to the electricity companies, the paper industry dispute threatens energy supply
Several local communities are preparing for district heating outages, as the forest industry company UPM and the Paper Association have failed to resolve wage and conditional disputes. Three energy companies are appealing to the Paper Association, which represents paper industry workers, and UPM, a giant in the forest industry, to resolve their dispute to avoid…
UPM mill workers will go on strike on 1 January
UPM mill workers will go on strike on 1 January 2022, the Paper Federation, the Trade Union Pro and the Electricity Trade Union announced today. The unions and UPM’s management had tried to reach an agreement on the proposed collective agreement under the leadership of a national mediator. According to the National Mediator’s statement, the…
UPM Finland faced strikes in the middle of negotiations
Trade Union Pro on Friday said UPM has rejected all its invitations to continue negotiations, leaving employees without a common agreement on working conditions, salary base and salary increases at the turn of the year. UPM has also not shown a willingness to comply with the old terms and conditions after the termination of the…
UPM employees joined the threat of eviction
The trade union Pro has said that members of the forest industry giant UPM will leave their jobs on New Year’s Day if the company does not agree to a new collective agreement. The strike will last for three weeks, as will the Paper Association’s imminent strike at UPM’s premises in Finland. The current collective…
UPM employees will go on strike if there is no agreement between the union and management
According to the Paper Association, UPM employees can start the strike from January 2 if no agreement is reached with the company on a new collective agreement. The union’s bosses announced the threat of a strike on Tuesday after a meeting at which they approved contracts with seven other companies, including the giant Metsä Group.…
Paperiliitto, Metsä signed a collective agreement
The Paper Association and the forest company Metsä have announced that an agreement has been reached on a company-specific collective agreement. President of the Association Petri Vanhala wrote in a press release that he was pleased with both "spirit and outcome" discussions. "Negotiations between Paperiliito and Metsä Group lasted quite a long time, but they…
Some Finnish companies see a profit, others continued to make a loss in the third quarter
This week, Finnish companies announced their third-quarter results, with some seeing profits and others suffering losses. Postal The adjusted operating profit of the state postal company Posti weakened to EUR 14 million in July-September, from almost EUR 17 million in the third quarter of last year. At the same time, its turnover increased by 1.9…
Finland’s largest paper mill will be closed permanently, 450 jobs lost
At a press conference earlier today, UPM considered the factors related to the termination. These included rising labor costs, regulatory barriers, tax issues and declining profitability of the paper mill itself. Anu Ahola, UPM’s newsprint director also stressed “the importance of maintaining competitiveness in a shrinking industry”. UPM also outlined other planned measures that could…
