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September 27, 2006
Photos from planned logging sites in Kessi wilderness
Finnish governmental forestry service Metsahallitus is planning logging in the wilderness forests of Kessi. The buyer of old-growth forest wood is most likely Botnia pulp mill in Kemi, supplying M-Real´s Kemiart mills. See photos taken in planned logging sites.
According to StoraEnso, the company does not receive wood from disputed areas in Inari at the moment.
This means that the wood now is sold to Metsaliitto, who procures wood for Metsa-Botnia pulp mill in Kemi. Metsa-Botnia is owned by M-Real and UPM.
Most of the production of Metsa-Botnia Kemi mill is used in M-Real´s Kemiart mill.
Metsaliitto and M-Real have refused to tell about their wood procurement volumes from Metsahallitus; according to Metsaliitto, the origin of the wood is classified information.
Click the thumbnails to get bigger image.
photos 2006 © Matti Snellman/Greenpeace
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Posted by Max at September 27, 2006 4:19 PM
