Location
Pellosniemi in Mikkeli, Finland, approx. 220 km from Helsinki.
Personnel
580
Production capacity
480,000 m3 / year
Products
Softwood plywood for parquet, concrete formwork, transportation industry and distribution business.
UPM Pellos Plywood Mill
Address
UPM Pellos Plywood Mills
FI-52420 Pellosniemi
Phone numbers
Tel. +358 2041 5173
Fax. +358 2041 5172
History
1963 Particle board mill, power plant and residential area are constructed. Owner of the mill is Aarne J Aarnio
1967-68 Plywood mill is built
1983 Oy Wilhelm Schauman Ab purchases the Pellos mills from Aarne J Aarnio. Pellos Oy becomes a subsidiary.
1988 Pellos Oy name is changed to Pellos-Puhos Oy
1988 Oy Wilhem Schauman Ab merges with Kymmene Oy
1989 Pellos-Puhos Oy is merged with Kymmene Oy
1990 Schauman Wood is formed
1994 Particleboard mill is shut down
1994 The second, Pellos 2, spruce plywood mill is inaugurated
1996 Kymmene Oy merges with Repola Oy, UPM-Kymmene is formed May 1, 1996
2002 The third plywood mill, Pellos 3 starts up
2004 UPM-Kymmene Wood Oy is established. Schauman Wood name is replaced by UPM, Pellos Plywood Mills.