UPM-Kymmene Corporation was formed in the fall of 1995, when Kymmene Corporation and Repola Ltd., and its subsidiary, United Paper Mills Ltd. announced their merger. UPM-Kymmene officially started operations on May 1, 1996.
Our company's history goes back to the origins of the Finnish forest industry. The Group’s first mechanical pulp mill, paper mills and sawmills started operations in the early 1870s. Pulp production began in the 1880s, paper converting in the 1920s, and plywood production in the following decade.
The oldest roots of our family tree can be found in Finland, in Valkeakoski and Kuusankoski. Our predecessors, Aktiebolag Walkiakoski and Kymmene Ab, were founded in 1871 and 1872, respectively. Many significant Finnish forest industry companies such as Kymi, United Paper Mills, Kaukas, Kajaani, Schauman, Rosenlew, Raf. Haarla, Myllykoski, and Rauma-Repola have been merged over the years to form today’s UPM Group.
