Russian Timber Group to build a 95,000 t pellet mill

Russian Timber Group plans the construction of a plant for pellet production with capacity of 95 thousand tonnes per year in the village of Novaya Igirma (Irkutsk region). Pellet plant will be built on the existing site of woodworking mill LDK Igirma belonging to the group. At present, negotiations are held with potential equipment manufacturers to prepare the project of pellet line delivery and installation, investment calculation is being made.

Ready products will be delivered to the markets of Europe, Japan, South Korea, and the home Russian market. Start of construction is scheduled for the third quarter of 2014.

Construction of a pellet plant will help effectively dispose of sawing by-products, wood chips and sawdust, and ensure zero-waste cycle of wood processing, which will improve the ecological situation in the area, the company said in its message.