UPM Chudovo Mill is one of the nine mills in UPM Plywood business. UPM Chudovo Mill is one of the largest industrial employers and the major taxpayer in Chudovo district, Novgorod Region. The enterprise started its production activities in 1990. UPM became the sole owner of the mill in 2005. The company employs around 600 specialists. The capacity of the plywood mill makes 110,000 cubic meters of birch plywood annually, for which purpose the enterprise uses 300,000 cubic meters of birch block per year. The mill produces coated and uncoated WISA birch plywood for construction, transport machine building and gas tankers.