Metsä Fibre will halt
production at the Äänekoski pulp mill to facilitate annual maintenance work
during week 21. The shutting down of normal production processes will proceed
starting on Saturday 18 May, as the company said in a press release received by
Lesprom Network. Maintenance work will be performed during the stoppage by
the mill's own personnel as well as by some 550 employees of its cooperation
partners. A gradual restart of production operations will commence on
Saturday 25 May. It will take about 24 hours for the mill to reach its normal
production mode.
