Kurikka Timber uses pine as raw material as it has better weather resistance than spruce and it is also easier to handle.
Kurikka Timber One of Europe’s largest further processors in the mechanical wood processing industry. • A Finnish family-owned company established in 1928 • Main products: billets and profiles for window and door manufacturers; pellets as by-products • Approximately 100 employees in Suolahti, Äänekoski, in Central Finland wraps. We have also worked hard to minimise waste and improve recycling and energy efficiency.” High and consistent quality, reliable deliveries, sustain- able forestry and production, smooth and reliable coop- eration with all parties – in short, these are the pillars of Kurikka Timber’s growth-oriented future. •
Shared values facilitate cooperation Kurikka Timber ran its own wood procurement and saw- mill operations until 2009. Today, Metsä Fibre is the com- pany’s key raw material supplier. “We have a reliable and straightforward partnership in a tough market. Kurikka Timber and Metsä Fibre have simi lar values, representing Finland at its best,” Kurikka says. A long-term approach, with goals beyond the next quar- ter, is typical of both companies and the same applies to their customers. Kurikka Timber receives sawn timber products from all Metsä Fibre sawmills. Jaakko Kurikka is very open about his expectations for the new Rauma sawmill. “We expect efficient processes, consistent quality and large volumes. These are what our growth plans are based on.” Sustainably into the future Responsibility and sustainability are important topics in the wood processing industry as well. Kurikka Timber has put a lot of effort into promoting these goals. The manag- ing director says it is not always easy to explain practical matters to stakeholders. “Our customers expect us to operate sustainably. To save nature and money, we procure sawn timber without plastic
• Turnover around EUR 40 million • Share of exports: 90 per cent www.kurikkatimber.fi
Jaakko Kurikka Managing Director of Kurikka Timber, continuing the family traditions in wood processing in the fourth generation.
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