# Valmet and Metsä Fibre Settle Kemi Bioproduct Mill Arbitration, Closing Dispute

> Valmet and Metsä Fibre settled their Kemi bioproduct mill arbitration, with the impact booked in Valmet's fourth-quarter 2026 results.

- Published: 2026-10-30T11:53:24+00:00
- Section: Legal & Disputes
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-30/valmet-metsa-fibre-kemi-arbitration-settlement
- Source: [news.cision.com](https://news.cision.com/valmet-oyj/r/valmet-and-metsa-fibre-reach-settlement-on-kemi-bioproduct-mill-arbitration,c4417787)

## Key takeaways

- Valmet and Metsä Fibre reached a settlement that closed the arbitration over the Kemi bioproduct mill in Finland.
- Metsä Fibre's original claim was approximately EUR 47 million, with potential additional claims estimated at approximately EUR 65 million.
- At the end of the third quarter of 2026, the open claim against Valmet was approximately EUR 33.5 million.
- The settlement impact will be recorded in Valmet's fourth-quarter 2026 results as an item affecting comparability.

[Valmet](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000l5b/valmet) and [Metsä Fibre](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0009xfc/metsa-fibre) have reached an agreement to settle their arbitration over Metsä Fibre's Kemi bioproduct mill in Finland, closing the proceedings. [news.cision.com](https://news.cision.com/valmet-oyj/r/valmet-and-metsa-fibre-reach-settlement-on-kemi-bioproduct-mill-arbitration,c4417787) said the settlement also covers certain other claims and reservations between the parties, and that its details remain confidential.

## How the Kemi Arbitration Unfolded

Valmet announced on October 15, 2024, that Metsä Fibre had filed a request for arbitration concerning the Kemi bioproduct mill, claiming approximately EUR 47 million. Metsä Fibre also indicated potential additional claims, then estimated at approximately EUR 65 million. Valmet disputed the claims and pursued claims of its own against Metsä Fibre. At the end of the third quarter of 2026, the open claim against Valmet amounted to approximately EUR 33.5 million.

The settlement impact will be recorded in Valmet's fourth-quarter 2026 results and reported as an item affecting comparability. Valmet is a Finnish technology and automation supplier to process industries, with net sales of approximately EUR 5.2 billion in 2025 and shares listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. Metsä Fibre, the counterparty, operates the Kemi bioproduct mill; [Fordaq](https://akta.pro/news-signals) reported in August 2026 that Metsä Fibre planned a six-week shutdown of the mill in October–November 2026 for digester renewal and maintenance, with about 225 employees in negotiations for possible temporary layoffs of up to 90 days.

## Valmet's Scale Behind the Settlement

According to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), Valmet reported net sales of EUR 5.2 billion for full year 2025, with fourth-quarter 2025 net sales of EUR 1.28 billion. Orders received decreased 11% year-over-year to EUR 5,216 million in 2025, and decreased 18% year-over-year to EUR 1,092 million in the first quarter of 2026. The same records list five funding rounds, including a December 2025 post-IPO debt round of $440.4 million.

## Deals Preceding the Settlement

Valmet agreed in October 2026 to acquire Tieto's manufacturing execution system business, including the TIPS MES and Order to Cash solution for pulp and paper, PR Newswire reported; the business generates about EUR 32 million annually and is installed at roughly 300 sites. news.cision.com reported that Tieto signed an agreement to sell its pulp, paper and fibre software business TIPS to Valmet, a deal expected to close in the second quarter of 2027. In October 2026, Valmet also concluded its August change negotiations, cutting about 120 tasks in Finland, Kauppalehti reported.

## What Comes Next for Valmet

The Tieto TIPS acquisition is expected to close in the second quarter of 2027, according to news.cision.com. Valmet will record the settlement impact in its fourth-quarter 2026 results.

## Companies in this story

- [Valmet company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000l5b/valmet) · website: https://www.valmet.com
- [Metsä Fibre company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0009xfc/metsa-fibre) · website: https://www.metsafibre.com

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