VALMET OYJ
We talk to Manish Sharma , Director of Supply Chain , Asia Pacific , at Valmet , about ensuring sustainability principles are maintained across the company ’ s global supply chain
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S panning more than 130,000 miles of
impenetrable coniferous forest , rugged coastal fjords and over 160,000 lakes , the country of Finland is among the most northerly nations in the world . The entire country lies within the boreal zone , characterised by its brief , warm , balmy summers and its dark , snow-blanketed winters . Its capital , Helsinki , is the second most northerly capital city on Earth , and 78 % of its land is blanketed in forest . It is no surprise then that the nation ’ s economy is intrinsically linked with the production of lumber , pulp and paper .
In the 1970s , pulp and paper production accounted for over half of Finland ’ s total exports . Although the industry ’ s share has decreased over the past 50 years , as the nation ’ s economy has diversified and highskill industrial , chemical and engineering jobs have gained prominence in the workforce , the manufacture of pulp and paper still accounts for over 22,000 jobs in the country , according to a Statista report .
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