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Ruukki to Adjust Production at Finnish Tube Mills
10/11/2011 - Responding to weakened market conditions, Ruukki Metals announces plans to adjust production and begin employer-employee negotiations at its tube mills in Finland.
In response to weakened market conditions, Ruukki Metals has announced plans to adjust production and begin employer-employee negotiations at its tube mills in Finland.
The negotiations, which will affect all personnel groups and around 400 people, concern possible layoffs at the Hämeenlinna, Lappohja, Pulkkila, Oulainen tube mills and Toijala Works, which makes cold roll-formed steel sections.
"Tube mill orders have fallen and there is overcapacity at the mills," said Olavi Huhtala, Executive Vice President, Ruukki Metals. “Mill deliveries have decreased particularly to wholesalers and retailers. In these changed market conditions, we must regrettably possibly resort also to layoffs.”
Ruukki Metals employs a total of around 5,500 persons, of which around 4,700 work in Finland. Implementation of possible layoffs at the tube mills will be determined during the course of the negotiations held at each site.
Rautaruukki supplies metal-based components, systems and integrated systems to the construction and engineering industries, offering a wide selection of metal products and services. Rautaruukki has operations in 27 countries, employs 11,700 people, and reported net sales totaling around EUR 2.4 billion in 2010. The corporation uses the marketing name Ruukki.
