189 staff affected as UPM closes paper mill in Germany

A total of 189 employees were affected as Finnish forest-based bio-industry company UPM completed the employee consultation process to permanently close its paper mill in Ettringen, Germany, said UPM in a press release on Tuesday.

Following the closure, UPM’s uncoated mechanical paper production capacity will be reduced by 270.000 tonnes annually.

Graphic paper production in Ettringen will be discontinued on December 31, 2025.

“The negotiations were conducted within the framework of arbitration proceedings, which, as a neutral authority, supported to facilitate constructive dialogue between the employee representatives and the company. We focused on finding socially acceptable solutions for the employees affected, with the clear intention of mitigating the impact of this closure. Consequently, we will implement market-oriented severances and pension-related measures and establish a transfer company,” said Eva Kriegbaum, General Manager, UPM Paper Mills in Germany.

In spring 2025, UPM announced plans to close the paper mill in Ettringen, Germany.