Press releases 2005

• Forest industry contribution of high-quality timber supporting technical education at comprehensive schools 12/28/2005
• Adjusting to globalization is vital for the finnish pulp and paper industries 12/19/2005
• Working group on globalization in the paper industry to start its work 12/19/2005
• In Montreal eingeleitete Klimaprozesse müssen zusammengeführt kombiniert werden 12/16/2005
• Climate processes started in Montreal should be combined 12/16/2005
• 60th anniversary of first collective agreement in the Finnish paper industry 12/15/2005
• Rapid shift rotation is good for everyone 11/30/2005
• Paper mills can choose to adopt new short shift rotation system 11/30/2005
• ENA FLEG Ministerial Conference in St. Petersburg, Ministerial Briefing by Hannu Valtanen, Senior Vice President 11/25/2005
• Energy taxation amendments must be implemented without delay 11/25/2005
• Finnish forest industry knows the origin of its imported wood 11/22/2005
• UPM President & CEO Jussi Pesonen neuer Board-vorsitzender des Verbands der Finnischen Forstindustrie 11/18/2005
• UPM's President & CEO Jussi Pesonen elected Chairman of the Finnish Forest Industries Federation 11/18/2005
• Nationale Energie- und Klimastrategie hat relevanten Einfluss auf die Rahmenbedingungen für Finnlands Forstindustrie 11/18/2005
• The national energy and climate strategy has a considerable effect on the forest industry's operating prerequisites in Finland 11/18/2005
• Broad cooperation to promote European research in the Forest-Based Sector 11/15/2005
• New Strategic Research Agenda in The Forest-Based Sector 11/15/2005
• Pulp and recycled paper should be excluded from REACH 11/15/2005
• Strategische Forschungsagenda der Holzwirtschaft vor ihrer Fertigstellung 11/15/2005
• Breite Zusammenarbeit zur Förderung des Forschungsprojekts der Europäischen Holzwirtschaft 11/15/2005
• Zellstoff und Altpapier dürfen nicht unter REACH fallen 11/15/2005
• Occupational accidents have decreased by a third in the paper industry in Finland 11/9/2005
• Labour court: Paper workers' annual leave was not used up during dispute 10/25/2005
• The research goals of Finland’s forest sector are largely aligned with those of the EU Commission 9/29/2005
• Selecting wood as the building material reduces environmental load 9/28/2005
• Illegal strikes in paper industry to be investigated in order to clarify ground rules 9/23/2005
• Anne Brunila appointed as President of Finnish Forest Industries Federation as of January 1st, 2006 9/6/2005
• Labour dispute reduced production - agreement supports the development of competitiveness 8/4/2005
• New collective labour agreement for the paper industry - productivity enhancement must continue 7/1/2005
• Parties reached an agreement in the labour market dispute 6/29/2005
• Employers accept the proposal for a settlement 6/23/2005
• Paperworkers' Union rejected again better terms of employment than in the general incomes policy settlement: Employers' possibilities to meet the demands are now used 6/23/2005
• Finnish Forest Industries Federation and The Union of Salaried Employees negotiate agreement 6/16/2005
• Unsuccesfull negotiations - lockout will be extended by a week 6/14/2005
• Employers accept the proposal by the National Conciliator: Continuously strengthening the competitiveness of the pulp and paper industry is important 6/5/2005
• The Finnish Paperworkers' Union rejects a proposal which is in line with the general incomes policy settlement: Paperworkers' Union endangers the future of the Finnish paper industry 6/5/2005
• Lockout will be extended to the end of June 5/31/2005
• Employers offer to further shorten the shortest working hours in Europe 5/30/2005
• Finnish Paperworkers' Union is slowing down collective agreement negotiations 5/25/2005
• Employers use lockout to stop continuous shutdowns 5/17/2005
• Strikes in paper industry causing major production losses 5/2/2005
• Paper industry speeds up collective agreement negotiations 5/2/2005