Part of the machinery of the former Kaskinen mill will be sold


The production at Kaskinen mill ended in March 2009. Botnia has concluded a
preliminary sales agreement with an Asian buyer for part of the machinery of
the Kaskinen mill. If the agreement will be finalized, the dismantling of the
machinery will be commenced at the beginning of August. 

The buyer's subcontractor will be in charge of the dismantling, and as part of
the project also some of the existing buildings will be demolished. The
buildings that will be torn down are not well suited for other than process
industry. 

The dismantling project will take a little more than one year and at the peak
there will be approximately 80 persons working at the site, mostly employed by
the buyer's subcontractor. Botnia's part employs in addition to present project
staff 3 to 4 persons on a temporary basis and some subcontractors. 

For additional information, please contact Kaija Pehu-Lehtonen, SVP Business
Development, tel. +358 50 598 8384.