Metsäliitto Wood Products Industry has signed contract of divestment of the machinery and equipment of the Soinlahti sawmill to Anaika Wood Ltd Oy, and of the divestment of the buildings and soil included in the sawmill to Iisalmen Teollisuuskylä Oy. Soinlahti sawmill in Iisalmi was shut down at the beginning of 2009. So far most of the production, mainly spruce sawn timber, was delivered to the domestic market and to Metsäliitto Wood Products Industry's own upgrading. Anaika Woods intends to saw in Soinlahti raw material for components directed to Japan market those will be processed in the company's other production plants. The contract also includes a long-term wood acquisition contract between Metsäliitto Wood Supply and Anaika Wood. In the region, Metsäliitto does not have any production plants that utilize logs, which means that the contract will make Metsäliitto's operations more effective and will increase its members' timber use opportunities in the region. More information: Ole Salvén, Group Executive Vice President, Metsäliitto Wood Products Industry, Finnforest,telephone +358 10 465 4870 Juha Mäntylä, Group Executive Vice President, Metsäliitto Wood Supply, telephone +358 10 465 4244