Metsä Botnia, Finland, reportedly has concluded a preliminary sales agreement with an Asian buyer for parts of the machinery of its Kaskinen mill, which was closed in March 2009. Dismantling of the machinery will begin in August. The buyer's subcontractor will be in charge of the dismantling, and as part of the project some of the existing buildings also will be demolished. The buildings that will be torn down are not well suited for other activities than the process industry, Botnia notes.
The dismantling project will take a little more than one year, and at the peak there will be approximately 80 persons working at the site, mostly employed by the buyer's subcontractor. Botnia's part employs in addition to the project staff three to four persons on a temporary basis and some subcontractors.
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