The new sales office in Milan will strengthen Metsä Botnia's position in the Mediterranean region, the company writes in a press release. In addition to Italy its markets include also Greece and Spain.Metsä Botnia's other sales offices are Botnia Pulps GmbH in Wiesbaden, Germany, and Botnia Shanghai in China. The sales office in Germany is responsible for sales to central and eastern European countries and guides sales handled by agents to Great Britain and some overseas countries. The Shanghai office guides and directs sales to China and Southeast Asia. Sales to Finland is handled domestically.