Location
Savonlinna, Finland, approx. 335 km from Helsinki.
Personnel
ca. 270
Production capacity
100,000 m3
Products
Birch plywood for transportation, concrete formwork and other industrial end uses. WISA plywood produced also in Maxi sizes.
UPM Savonlinna Plywood Mill
Address
UPM Savonlinna Plywood Mill
Schaumanintie 1
FI-57200 Savonlinna
Finland
Mail address
UPM Savonlinna Plywood Mill
P.O. Box 13
FI-57201 Savonlinna
Finland
Phone numbers
Tel. +358 2041 5183
Fax. +358 2041 5182
History
1921 Oy Wilhelm Schauman AB plywood mill's production is started in the former Itä-Suomen Kutomo's premises
1930 The mill is destroyed by fire, but it is immediately rebuilt
1973 Production of maxi panels starts
1980s The sawmill, blockboard and fibreboard mills are shut down
1988 Schauman and Kymmene merges
1996 Kymmene Oy and Repola Oy merges and UPM-Kymmene Oy is formed. Schauman Wood becomes subsidiary.
2004 UPM-Kymmene Wood Oy is established.