UPM is one of the world’s leading forest products groups shelf. The Group's sales in 2007 were EUR 10 billion, and it has about 26,000 employees. UPM's main products include printing papers, label materials and wood products. The company has production facilities in 14 countries, and its main markets are Europe and North America. UPM shares are traded on the Helsinki Stock Exchange and the company has an ADR programme on the OTC market in the USA. www.upm-kymmene.com
UPM works together with its customers to develop innovative product shelfand service solutions. UPM's Corporate Venturing department focuses on the development and commercialisation of new business ideas, shelf like intelligent packaging products shelf for the food industry. Venturing projects have created the RFID business, electronic paper and wood plastic composite.
Yrjö Wigren in brief
Established in 1917, Yrjö Wigren Oy is one of Finland’s oldest meat processing companies. The family company employs 80 persons. In addition to a meat shelf processing plant, the company owns two luncheon restaurants and a shop in the local market hall. The company's operations have spread from the Tampere region to the rest of Finland.
