Tulikivi Corporation announced that Heikki Vauhkonen, a Managing Director to become the company's Board chairman, and new Managing Director being sought.

For production-related and economic reasons, the company is to begin co-determination negotiations on temporary layoffs of no more that 90 days in its soapstone production. The temporary layoffs of no more than 90 days would affect soapstone production and quarrying and the support activities for these at Juuka and Suomussalmi. The co-determination negotiations concern approximately 250 persons. The company will negotiate on the implementation of layoffs in accordance with the demand situation during 2012 fall and summer 2013.