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News on Russian pulp and paper industry.

Pratt plans $400 million recycled paper mill in the U.S.

August 2, 2021 ` 20:27  
Pratt Industries and Kentucky state officials today announced the company will build its sixth 100% recycled paper mill in the U.S. The project will break ground next year and is slated to start up in fall 2023. Pratt...

Kama Group started producing two-side coated cardboard

July 30, 2021 ` 18:57  
Two-side coated cardboard will be produced on cardboard machine 9 at the plant in Krasnokamsk (Perm Region); the product conforms to GC1 certification and is called Kama Bright. The first specific weight of the first batch is 250...

Segezha Group is increasing its paper packaging production in Rostov Region

July 30, 2021 ` 12:08  
In 1H 2021, the branch of Segezha Packaging LLC (Segezha Group) in Salsk, Rostov Region, produced 81 million units of industrial paper packaging, doubling production volumes compared to the same period last year. By the end of this...

Segezha Group’s plant in the Netherlands is implementing an equipment modernization program

July 28, 2021 ` 20:54  
Segezha Group announcing the beginning of the next stage of the equipment modernization program at the Segezha Packaging plant in Horn (Netherlands). The plant specializes in the production of industrial paper packaging for high-margin segments, including food products....

Arkhbum JSC will launch the 1st line of a new plant in Ulyanovsk in the beginning of September 2021

July 27, 2021 ` 11:52  
The first line of the Ulyanovsk site of Arkhbum JSC will be already launched in the beginning of September this year – all required infrastructure for this has been built, the main equipment is already in operation (5-layer...

In 1H 2021, wood pulp production slightly decreased in Russia

July 23, 2021 ` 16:48  
According to the data of the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in 1H 2021, the output of Russian wood pulp decreased by 0.1% YoY to 4.4 million tons. Paper and cardboard production increased over the reporting period by...

A planned production shutdown was carried out at JSC Volga

July 13, 2021 ` 08:02  
At the beginning of June 2021, JSC Volga has put a halt to production capacities in order to carry out annual preventive and planned repairs. This year, the terms of repairs were increased, due to the need to...

Wood pulp export from Russia decreased by 0.9% in January-May 2021

July 12, 2021 ` 20:05  
In January-May 2021, the volume of wood pulp export from Russia decreased by 0.9% YoY, reaching 885,300 tons, as reported by the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation. The value of foreign supplies increased by 27% to...

JSC Volga posted an annual report for 2020

June 25, 2021 ` 19:07  
According to the results of the Company’s work in 2020, the EBITDA indicator under IFRS amounted to 1.5 billion rubles. Revenue from product sales – 9.4 billion rubles, net profit – 0.9 billion rubles. In 2020 JSC Volga...

Segezha Group completes RUB 14.6 billion investment project in Karelia

June 25, 2021 ` 09:27  
Segezha Pulp and Paper Mill (a subsidiary of Segezha Group) has completed an investment project in the field of forest development. Segezha PPM started the project in 2016. Between 2016 and 2020, the investor fulfilled all of its...

In January-May 2021, wood pulp production increased in Russia

June 24, 2021 ` 14:50  
According to the data of the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in January-May 2021, the output of Russian wood pulp increased by 1.1% YoY to 3.7 million tons. Paper and cardboard production increased over the reporting period by...