08/03/2010 Metsäliitto Wood Products Industry improves operations by consolidating its business lines. Furthermore, sales is organised to provide better service to selected customer segments. “A new aspect of our business model is the organisation of the sales of products and services by customer segment. We work more closely with our customers in order to identify their needs and offer products and solutions that meet these needs,” says Ole Salvén, Group Executive Vice President, Wood Products Industry. “Our objective is also to increase the share of upgrading in production across the board. By combining the Kerto® and Plywood business operations, we can benefit from the synergies of production, product development, and the supply chain and this enables us to serve our customers better and more effectively. Developing wood-based structural solutions for the building industry is an important growth area for us. Therefore, Building Products form a separate business line that focuses on wood construction expertise”. The operations of Metsäliitto Wood Products Industry is divided into four business lines. The Solid Wood business line, led by Timo Karinen, produces raw material primarily for internal processing and industrial planing, as well as customised products and components for the wood working industry. Lasse Wikström is in charge of the Engineered Wood business line which combines the Kerto and Plywood business lines. The line manufactures highly processed Kerto and plywood mill products for construction and industrial customers in particular. Mika Kallio is in charge of the Building Products business line that manufactures customised products particularly for the construction industry; glulam in Hartola in Finland and I-beams in the UK. Finnforest Merk in Germany specialises in the deliveries of advanced wooden structures. The development and production of structural components mainly uses Kertopuu®. The person responsible for the Home and Living business line is Joni Lukkaroinen. A total of ten upgrading and distribution centres in Finland, France and the UK operate under the line management. The line is responsible for processing Metsäliitto Wood Product Industry's basic products for home and garden constructions, renovation and interior decoration, and for providing services for these areas. In addition to the above mentioned persons, the Metsäliitto Wood Products Industry management team consists of Timo Kouri, Senior Vice President, R&D, Sourcing and Logistics; Terhi Koipijärvi, Metsäliitto Group's Senior Vice President, Environmental Affairs and Corporate Responsibility; Juha Kauppila, Senior Vice President, Human Resources; and Olli-Pekka Vanhanen, who starts in the position of Senior Vice President, Finance and Strategy, on 15 March 2010. For further information: Ole Salvén, Group Executive Vice President, Metsäliitto Wood Products Industry, Finnforest, tel.+358 (0)10 465 4870 Satu Holm-Jumppanen, Communications Manager, Metsäliitto Wood Products Industry, tel. +358 (0)10 465 4684