Appointments in UPM Biorefining Business Area

(UPM, Helsinki, 19 January, 2015 at 15:30 EET) - The following appointments have been made within UPM Biorefining BA with effect from 1 February 2015:

Anssi Klinga, Senior Vice President, Pulp
Esa Retva, Senior Vice President, Timber
Sauli Brander, Senior Vice President, Wood Sourcing and Forestry

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UPM Biorefining business area leverages the synergies of Pulp, Timber and Biofuels businesses. Focusing on growth, UPM Biorefining creates value and new business opportunities from wood and biomass originating solely from sustainable sources. UPM's spearhead project is its new Biofuels business. UPM Biorefining has modern production sites in Finland which are closely integrated in four areas covering three pulp mills, four sawmills and the biorefinery, as well as wood sourcing and forestry operations. In Uruguay, UPM runs pulp mill and plantation operations.

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Through the renewing of the bio and forest industries, UPM is building a sustainable future across six business areas: UPM Biorefining, UPM Energy, UPM Raflatac, UPM Paper Asia, UPM Paper Europe and North America and UPM Plywood. Our products are made of renewable raw materials and are recyclable. We serve our customers worldwide. The group employs around 21,000 people and its annual sales are approximately € 10 billion. UPM shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. UPM - The Biofore Company - www.upm.com