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Quality and sustainability ensured by certificates

Story | 10/19/2021 12:08:46 | 4 min

Quality and sustainability ensured by certificates

Sustainable plantations safeguard biodiversity

Story | 10/14/2021 10:04:46 | 8 min

Sustainable plantations safeguard biodiversity

Mill jigsaw on the road: Transporting large elements of UPM pulp mill to Paso de los Toros in central Uruguay

Story | 10/07/2021 10:21:54 | 4 min

Mill jigsaw on the road: Transporting large elements of UPM pulp mill to Paso de los Toros in central Uruguay

Pulp is just getting started

Story | 09/30/2021 06:50:44 | 5 min

Pulp is just getting started

Sustainable pulp production supports climate targets

Story | 09/09/2021 06:54:32 | 5 min

Sustainable pulp production supports climate targets

Pietarsaari pulp mill boosted wellbeing virtually

Story | 09/06/2021 08:02:43 | 3 min

Pietarsaari pulp mill boosted wellbeing virtually

Humans of Pulp: Topi Rantamäki discovered the process industry – and found his future career

Story | 08/31/2021 06:26:17 | 4 min

Humans of Pulp: Topi Rantamäki discovered the process industry – and found his future career

How UPM pulp sales and logistics weathered the Covid-19 storm in Europe

Story | 08/25/2021 06:40:47 | 5 min

How UPM pulp sales and logistics weathered the Covid-19 storm in Europe

Lappeenranta turns a green leaf with UPM

Story | 08/10/2021 11:23:07 | 6 min

Lappeenranta turns a green leaf with UPM

Using pulp to create innovations of the future

Story | 07/28/2021 06:38:27 | 5 min

Using pulp to create innovations of the future

Hiding in plain sight: Covid's rubbish problem

Story | 07/20/2021 07:09:58 | 5 min

Hiding in plain sight: Covid's rubbish problem

This is how Fray Bentos gave birth to a whole new industry

Story | 07/13/2021 07:15:41 | 5 min

This is how Fray Bentos gave birth to a whole new industry

Where responsible design and industry meet

Story | 07/06/2021 11:51:57 | 5 min

Where responsible design and industry meet

Why are Uruguay and pulp a perfect fit for the planet?

Blog | 06/29/2021 09:46:28 | 3 min

Why are Uruguay and pulp a perfect fit for the planet?

Long-term pulp demand drivers still strong, especially in China

Story | 06/22/2021 06:39:00 | 4 min

Long-term pulp demand drivers still strong, especially in China

Eliminating single-use plastics by 2025

Story | 06/15/2021 06:39:56 | 5 min

Eliminating single-use plastics by 2025

Safety means caring about others

Story | 06/08/2021 06:25:08 | 4 min

Safety means caring about others

Why UPM’s future nursery is already a game changer

Story | 06/01/2021 10:42:40 | 5 min

Why UPM’s future nursery is already a game changer

Coca-Cola looks to paper as a sustainable alternative

Story | 05/19/2021 07:20:46 | 4 min

Coca-Cola looks to paper as a sustainable alternative

New biodiversity indicators in Uruguay

Story | 05/18/2021 12:14:39 | 1 min

New biodiversity indicators in Uruguay

Uruguay prepares to open a gateway to the world

Story | 05/11/2021 06:32:37 | 6 min

Uruguay prepares to open a gateway to the world

Powering the world from pulp

Story | 05/04/2021 07:23:16 | 4 min

Powering the world from pulp

Why the best ideas come from the most diverse teams

Story | 04/20/2021 09:31:02 | 6 min

Why the best ideas come from the most diverse teams

Rebuilding Paso de los Toros with a nod to the past

Story | 04/13/2021 10:59:08 | 5 min

Rebuilding Paso de los Toros with a nod to the past

Bond, Green Bond

Blog | 04/12/2021 08:48:33 | 3 min

Bond, Green Bond

How technology can help improve forest health

Story | 04/08/2021 10:15:02 | 5 min

How technology can help improve forest health

PFR market meets challenge of China import restrictions

Story | 03/30/2021 06:48:51 | 3 min

PFR market meets challenge of China import restrictions

Moving online keeps pulp week tradition alive

Story | 03/22/2021 13:18:28 | 5 min

Moving online keeps pulp week tradition alive

Dare to take on challenges

Story | 03/08/2021 08:11:42 | 5 min

Dare to take on challenges

Rising to the COVID-19 challenge at UPM Paso de los Toros project

Story | 03/04/2021 09:27:38 | 4 min

Rising to the COVID-19 challenge at UPM Paso de los Toros project

Corporations are necessary for meeting climate goals

Story | 02/25/2021 14:52:33 | 4 min

Corporations are necessary for meeting climate goals

A decades-long journey towards sustainable excellence

Story | 02/18/2021 12:19:26 | 4 min

A decades-long journey towards sustainable excellence

Meet the digital toolmaker

Story | 02/09/2021 12:31:01 | 3 min

Meet the digital toolmaker

What’s the outlook for pulp in 2021?

Story | 02/02/2021 10:57:55 | 6 min

What’s the outlook for pulp in 2021?

UPM joins PEFC as an international stakeholder

Story | 02/02/2021 09:16:22 | 4 min

UPM joins PEFC as an international stakeholder

Teaching Finnish children on the opposite side of the world

Story | 01/22/2021 09:36:32 | 4 min

Teaching Finnish children on the opposite side of the world

Top 3 packaging trends set to dominate 2021

Story | 01/18/2021 11:27:20 | 4 min

Top 3 packaging trends set to dominate 2021

Boxing clever

Story | 01/07/2021 15:31:07 | 7 min

Boxing clever

Digital tools boost production with intelligence

Story | 01/07/2021 08:51:40 | 4 min

Digital tools boost production with intelligence

17 months of UPM pulp mill project in Uruguay

Story | 01/05/2021 11:42:50 | 8 min

17 months of UPM pulp mill project in Uruguay

2020: a year of contrast and hope

Story | 12/30/2020 19:17:15 | 4 min

2020: a year of contrast and hope

Ready to go where the market leads

Story | 12/28/2020 18:32:46 | 4 min

Ready to go where the market leads

The UPM festive wrap!

Story | 12/15/2020 11:06:48 | 1 min

The UPM festive wrap!

Hedging your bets with wood pulp

Story | 12/09/2020 07:59:10 | 4 min

Hedging your bets with wood pulp

Is this the end of Black Friday?

Story | 11/25/2020 06:48:43 | 5 min

Is this the end of Black Friday?

Making every poppy count for Armistice Day 2020

Story | 11/10/2020 10:38:53 | 5 min

Making every poppy count for Armistice Day 2020

Could the emerging middle class send diaper demand through the roof?

Story | 11/04/2020 08:21:59 | 4 min

Could the emerging middle class send diaper demand through the roof?

A Chinese job with a view of the world

Story | 10/28/2020 13:05:01 | 4 min

A Chinese job with a view of the world

The Uruguayan forestry miracle

Story | 10/22/2020 10:11:34 | 4 min

The Uruguayan forestry miracle

UPM Pietarsaari begins pulp mill maintenance

Story | 10/14/2020 12:14:06 | 4 min

UPM Pietarsaari begins pulp mill maintenance

Biomass fuels Uruguay’s green energy revolution

Story | 10/06/2020 09:31:07 | 4 min

Biomass fuels Uruguay’s green energy revolution

A Mid-Autumn Festival unlike any other

Story | 09/29/2020 11:30:06 | 5 min

A Mid-Autumn Festival unlike any other

UPM is committed to keeping Lake Saimaa clean

Story | 09/22/2020 07:10:50 | 4 min

UPM is committed to keeping Lake Saimaa clean

Safety is no accident at UPM’s mills

Story | 09/08/2020 17:50:59 | 4 min

Safety is no accident at UPM’s mills

From one forest generation to the next

Story | 09/03/2020 12:14:20 | 4 min

From one forest generation to the next

Great projects come with even greater responsibilities

Story | 09/03/2020 09:09:30 | 7 min

Great projects come with even greater responsibilities

A New Era in Space Exploration

Story | 08/19/2020 14:23:36 | 5 min

A New Era in Space Exploration

Building a forest city in the desert

Story | 08/13/2020 08:40:34 | 5 min

Building a forest city in the desert

UPM Pulp bets on future talent with summer worker programme

Story | 08/12/2020 13:02:08 | 4 min

UPM Pulp bets on future talent with summer worker programme

Eating tree bark – treelicious or barking mad?

Story | 08/06/2020 05:56:58 | 5 min

Eating tree bark – treelicious or barking mad?

Safe at home, shop from home – how Covid-19 is giving e-commerce a boost

Story | 08/04/2020 05:48:42 | 4 min

Safe at home, shop from home – how Covid-19 is giving e-commerce a boost

Interior design utilises the benefits of pulp

Story | 07/28/2020 06:50:57 | 4 min

Interior design utilises the benefits of pulp

The end of fast fashion?

Story | 07/21/2020 07:31:28 | 5 min

The end of fast fashion?

Preserving the past, safeguarding the future

Story | 07/16/2020 08:50:31 | 2 min

Preserving the past, safeguarding the future

A trillion trees is not enough

Story | 07/09/2020 06:44:34 | 5 min

A trillion trees is not enough

In search of safe and sustainable food packaging

Story | 07/07/2020 08:14:21 | 4 min

In search of safe and sustainable food packaging

Putting the super in forestry supervisor in Uruguay

Story | 06/30/2020 06:50:37 | 5 min

Putting the super in forestry supervisor in Uruguay

Moomin diaper maker aims to be the Tesla of hygiene products

Story | 06/25/2020 07:15:48 | 4 min

Moomin diaper maker aims to be the Tesla of hygiene products

Making a big deal about circularity

Story | 06/24/2020 07:10:31 | 5 min

Making a big deal about circularity

Paper packaging going fully circular

Story | 06/24/2020 05:40:55 | 3 min

Paper packaging going fully circular

Finnish midsummer: an ideal mix of tradition and nature

Story | 06/18/2020 08:42:44 | 5 min

Finnish midsummer: an ideal mix of tradition and nature

Entering the new normal, sustainably.

Story | 06/17/2020 07:15:45 | 5 min

Entering the new normal, sustainably.

Toy industry playing with the idea of going green

Story | 06/09/2020 11:15:52 | 5 min

Toy industry playing with the idea of going green

The path to zero-waste lies in the circular economy

Story | 06/05/2020 12:45:31 | 5 min

The path to zero-waste lies in the circular economy

The Emerging Green Packaging Imperative

Story | 06/03/2020 06:46:44 | 4 min

The Emerging Green Packaging Imperative

UPM Graduates Life: Big scale IT projects’ from Helsinki headquarters to Fray Bentos pulp mill in Uruguay and back

Blog | 06/01/2020 08:29:36 | 5 min

UPM Graduates Life: Big scale IT projects’ from Helsinki headquarters to Fray Bentos pulp mill in Uruguay and back

Staying sustainable at sea

Story | 05/27/2020 06:05:19 | 4 min

Staying sustainable at sea

Keeping production up and running in exceptional times

Story | 05/26/2020 08:59:54 | 4 min

Keeping production up and running in exceptional times

UPM in Uruguay sets a great example of the extent of contractor management

Story | 05/26/2020 07:20:18 | 4 min

UPM in Uruguay sets a great example of the extent of contractor management

Building stronger communities through local education in Uruguay

Story | 05/22/2020 11:20:33 | 5 min

Building stronger communities through local education in Uruguay

Can setting fire to a forest ever be a good thing?

Story | 05/18/2020 09:18:05 | 4 min

Can setting fire to a forest ever be a good thing?

Local talent is key in the construction of UPM’s new pulp mill in Uruguay

Story | 05/14/2020 07:45:01 | 4 min

Local talent is key in the construction of UPM’s new pulp mill in Uruguay

Celebrating Mother’s Day differently in 2020

Story | 05/07/2020 09:47:53 | 4 min

Celebrating Mother’s Day differently in 2020

On World Book Day, celebrate the power of the printed page

Story | 04/23/2020 11:50:36 | 5 min

On World Book Day, celebrate the power of the printed page

As the world’s population ages, opportunities arise

Story | 04/14/2020 11:01:03 | 5 min

As the world’s population ages, opportunities arise

Breaking the chain with hygienic protection equipment

Story | 04/07/2020 12:00:07 | 5 min

Breaking the chain with hygienic protection equipment

China’s plastic bag ban to change the country

Story | 03/24/2020 14:15:06 | 5 min

China’s plastic bag ban to change the country

The many costs of the “tampon tax”

Story | 03/11/2020 08:49:36 | 4 min

The many costs of the “tampon tax”

Tissues to the rescue

Story | 03/06/2020 09:12:07 | 4 min

Tissues to the rescue

Saving the endangered chestnut seedeater in El Retiro

Story | 03/03/2020 11:57:35 | 5 min

Saving the endangered chestnut seedeater in El Retiro

How to sustain 10 billion people

Story | 02/25/2020 08:44:50 | 4 min

How to sustain 10 billion people

UPM’s pulp mill creates new opportunities in central Uruguay

Story | 02/20/2020 09:06:38 | 4 min

UPM’s pulp mill creates new opportunities in central Uruguay

Pulp’s role in the bio-based future

Story | 02/18/2020 08:37:41 | 4 min

Pulp’s role in the bio-based future

Not the average chemical engineer

Story | 02/11/2020 06:28:12 | 5 min

Not the average chemical engineer

Top 5 ways scientists are trying to reverse climate change

Story | 02/04/2020 07:58:29 | 4 min

Top 5 ways scientists are trying to reverse climate change

Will Brexit wipe out the UK’s toilet paper supplies?

Story | 01/28/2020 13:03:27 | 4 min

Will Brexit wipe out the UK’s toilet paper supplies?

Chinese New Year: Are you ready for the Metal Rat?

Story | 01/21/2020 10:15:34 | 4 min

Chinese New Year: Are you ready for the Metal Rat?

2019: That’s a wrap!

Story | 01/17/2020 07:30:19 | 3 min

2019: That’s a wrap!

Spider silk and wood pulp – a match made in nature?

Story | 01/07/2020 10:40:56 | 4 min

Spider silk and wood pulp – a match made in nature?

Full speed ahead

Blog | 12/13/2019 15:05:37 | 2 min

Full speed ahead

Reforestation – a hedge against climate change

Story | 12/12/2019 12:38:29 | 5 min

Reforestation – a hedge against climate change

Cutting edge wood pulp terminal built at Mussalo Harbour, Kotka

Story | 12/10/2019 13:13:27 | 4 min

Cutting edge wood pulp terminal built at Mussalo Harbour, Kotka

Time to call in the tree doctors

Story | 12/09/2019 06:14:46 | 4 min

Time to call in the tree doctors

Chemistry boot camp offers students an insight into life at UPM

Story | 11/26/2019 08:20:34 | 4 min

Chemistry boot camp offers students an insight into life at UPM

Fomento; a role-model for productive forestry

Story | 11/19/2019 07:21:59 | 4 min

Fomento; a role-model for productive forestry

Want to make forestry sustainable? Look to the Nordics

Story | 11/14/2019 06:47:53 | 7 min

Want to make forestry sustainable? Look to the Nordics

Singles Day Grows Up

Story | 11/11/2019 06:39:58 | 4 min

Singles Day Grows Up

Sustainable forestry shows how land use can help fight climate change

Story | 11/07/2019 12:35:12 | 5 min

Sustainable forestry shows how land use can help fight climate change

Africa is an emerging area of opportunities

Story | 11/05/2019 10:20:29 | 5 min

Africa is an emerging area of opportunities

Protecting the incredible biodiversity of La Rinconada

Story | 10/29/2019 14:24:46 | 3 min

Protecting the incredible biodiversity of La Rinconada

S/S Hurma, sailing from the past towards the future

Story | 10/24/2019 11:58:19 | 4 min

S/S Hurma, sailing from the past towards the future

Welcome to the Plastic Age

Story | 10/22/2019 10:24:22 | 5 min

Welcome to the Plastic Age

Superwood proves just how super wood is

Story | 10/18/2019 06:58:22 | 4 min

Superwood proves just how super wood is

Got a problem? Call Marko Hautala

Story | 10/15/2019 13:02:39 | 4 min

Got a problem? Call Marko Hautala

Do paper towels come out on top in the hygiene stakes?

Story | 10/09/2019 08:01:49 | 4 min

Do paper towels come out on top in the hygiene stakes?

Dia del Patrimonio, celebrating the past

Story | 10/01/2019 12:47:40 | 5 min

Dia del Patrimonio, celebrating the past

An evergreen future – The role of forests as carbon sinks

Story | 09/26/2019 08:33:59 | 5 min

An evergreen future – The role of forests as carbon sinks

A tale of two cultures

Story | 09/17/2019 06:33:19 | 5 min

A tale of two cultures

Finnish forests – a realm of riches on your doorstep

Story | 09/12/2019 13:12:54 | 3 min

Finnish forests – a realm of riches on your doorstep

Time for sustainable mooncake packaging?

Story | 09/10/2019 12:11:35 | 5 min

Time for sustainable mooncake packaging?

Lessons from the burning forests of the Amazon

Story | 09/05/2019 13:06:18 | 6 min

Lessons from the burning forests of the Amazon

Fight the USD 500 billion fake goods industry with smart packaging

Story | 09/03/2019 06:10:33 | 4 min

Fight the USD 500 billion fake goods industry with smart packaging

RFID is paving the way for full transparency

Story | 08/27/2019 12:12:55 | 4 min

RFID is paving the way for full transparency

Pure-Pak® carton – 100 years and still going strong

Story | 08/20/2019 08:46:56 | 5 min

Pure-Pak^® carton – 100 years and still going strong

FAQ: new UPM pulp mill in Uruguay

Story | 08/15/2019 09:59:38 | 9 min

FAQ: new UPM pulp mill in Uruguay

Humans of Pulp: Chasing perfection with Sanna Sihvola.

Story | 08/14/2019 09:19:04 | 3 min

Humans of Pulp: Chasing perfection with Sanna Sihvola.

Pulp makes much more than just paper

Story | 08/08/2019 12:57:51 | 5 min

Pulp makes much more than just paper

Chasico, a role model for productive conservation

Story | 07/16/2019 05:47:00 | 4 min

Chasico, a role model for productive conservation

Forest certification is the key to saving our forests

Story | 07/09/2019 07:32:35 | 6 min

Forest certification is the key to saving our forests

Saving the planet could be as simple as one, two, tree

Story | 07/02/2019 07:26:34 | 4 min

Saving the planet could be as simple as one, two, tree

The earth is getting greener, courtesy Asia

Story | 06/25/2019 13:05:21 | 5 min

The earth is getting greener, courtesy Asia

In the summer of ’19, cardboard tents take centre stage

Story | 06/19/2019 06:43:29 | 4 min

In the summer of ’19, cardboard tents take centre stage

Humans of Pulp: Youth is no obstacle to leadership for UPM Kymi’s Ville Tapalinen

Story | 06/11/2019 09:29:35 | 4 min

Humans of Pulp: Youth is no obstacle to leadership for UPM Kymi’s Ville Tapalinen

Sustainable beekeeping is the future of honey production

Story | 06/05/2019 10:42:39 | 6 min

Sustainable beekeeping is the future of honey production

Pulp and paper are the pioneers of the circular economy

Story | 06/04/2019 12:01:01 | 5 min

Pulp and paper are the pioneers of the circular economy

UPM Foundation promotes robotics programmes for teachers

Story | 05/28/2019 08:58:02 | 5 min

UPM Foundation promotes robotics programmes for teachers

Gone with the logs

Story | 05/23/2019 10:35:10 | 5 min

Gone with the logs

Safety always comes first at UPM’s Kymi Mill

Story | 05/07/2019 10:18:21 | 4 min

Safety always comes first at UPM’s Kymi Mill

GrowDex hydrogel, the biomedical building block of the future

Story | 05/06/2019 07:43:38 | 5 min

GrowDex hydrogel, the biomedical building block of the future

Winter is over and the beetles are doing fine

Story | 04/30/2019 08:52:54 | 4 min

Winter is over and the beetles are doing fine

A haven amongst horses

Story | 04/18/2019 10:18:48 | 4 min

A haven amongst horses

Plastic packaging: Let’s call it a wrap

Story | 04/11/2019 11:30:55 | 6 min

Plastic packaging: Let’s call it a wrap

Making the classic carton fully renewable

Story | 04/09/2019 09:59:31 | 3 min

Making the classic carton fully renewable

A home fit for a bird

Story | 03/28/2019 12:49:48 | 4 min

A home fit for a bird

EU aims to change the plastic tide

Story | 03/19/2019 12:59:55 | 3 min

EU aims to change the plastic tide

Young talents shaping the future of UPM

Story | 03/13/2019 07:25:45 | 6 min

Young talents shaping the future of UPM

The ripple effect of Chinese PFR restrictions

Story | 03/07/2019 13:35:00 | 5 min

The ripple effect of Chinese PFR restrictions

Uniquely Uruguay

Story | 02/28/2019 09:03:02 | 5 min

Uniquely Uruguay

People power - The packaging industry plays by the consumer’s tune

Story | 02/22/2019 09:00:18 | 6 min

People power - The packaging industry plays by the consumer’s tune

Chaga – The next superfood could be from Finland’s forests

Story | 02/20/2019 08:14:48 | 5 min

Chaga – The next superfood could be from Finland’s forests

Into the wild with UPM’s Mikael Bäckman

Story | 02/15/2019 07:06:35 | 4 min

Into the wild with UPM’s Mikael Bäckman

‘Tissue paper index’ – a sign of the growing prosperity of the Chinese middle class

Story | 02/13/2019 08:52:37 | 4 min

‘Tissue paper index’ – a sign of the growing prosperity of the Chinese middle class

Science has no gender

Story | 02/11/2019 07:55:38 | 4 min

Science has no gender

Innovation competition winner to use pulp mill residues to grow avocados

Story | 02/08/2019 07:26:00 | 4 min

Innovation competition winner to use pulp mill residues to grow avocados

DIY origami pig

Story | 02/04/2019 09:34:49

DIY origami pig

Welcoming the year of the Pig

Story | 02/01/2019 09:51:30 | 5 min

Welcoming the year of the Pig

“When we built a toilet, we knew our family’s fortunes had changed for good”

Story | 01/30/2019 10:55:00 | 6 min

“When we built a toilet, we knew our family’s fortunes had changed for good”

Hoist the ventifoil!

Story | 01/22/2019 08:41:25 | 4 min

Hoist the ventifoil!

Native forest areas are protected in Uruguay

Story | 12/28/2018 15:02:05 | 2 min

Native forest areas are protected in Uruguay

Growing together with Uruguayan rural producers

Story | 12/28/2018 14:52:01 | 1 min

Growing together with Uruguayan rural producers

Managing sustainable eucalyptus plantations in Uruguay

Story | 12/28/2018 12:56:47 | 6 min

Managing sustainable eucalyptus plantations in Uruguay

Technology is key to solving logistics challenges

Story | 12/19/2018 13:45:25 | 4 min

Technology is key to solving logistics challenges

DIY UPM Snowflake

Story | 12/17/2018 11:43:27 | 1 min

DIY UPM Snowflake

The colourful history of Christmas decorations

Story | 12/17/2018 11:33:47 | 5 min

The colourful history of Christmas decorations

Human factor is important in the digital age

Story | 12/11/2018 13:09:58 | 4 min

Human factor is important in the digital age