Pulp & Paper

“Issues of sustainability and efficiency are relevant for any industry, for any company that wants to be successful, to be a leader. In our industry, there are a lot of activities focusing on these issues, among other things....

Astrakhan board and packaging mill (belongs to United Paper Mills (OBF) completed a large-scale upgrade of its corrugator. As the managing director of the company Sergey Shevelyov said, the modernization has increased the speed of the unit from...

2013(8th)International Exhibition on Paper-Making Chemicals Technology and Application organized by China national chemical information center, will be held in Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center from November 12 to 14, 2013. The event will be attended by...

The program of PAP-FOR forum “Sustainable development and efficiency in the Russian pulp and paper industry”, which is to be held on September 26 in Skolkovo, is published. Report on the Baikal pulpmill conversion will be made by...

The first half of 2013 passed under the negative impact of the crisis. As noted in the study of marketing department of Arkhangelsk pulp & paper mill, a protracted recession may await Russian economy. In January-May 2013, pulp...

At the recent meeting of regional government, officials of Khanty-Mansi autonomous district (Yugra) decided to grant subsidies to industrial companies to offset lease payments for equipment used in logging, woodworking and biofuel production. Compensation will amount to 2/3...

PTsBK Group started production of a grade which does not have analogues on the Russian corrugated packaging market and, according to the company, will become additional growth point for the whole industry. Perm pulpmill produced first test party...

On the pages of corporate Griffin journal, top managers of UPM expressed their outlook on possible results of Russia’s WTO accession for the company. Pekka Rajala, VP, Sourcing Director North Europe, supposes that elimination of export duties will...

In the first half-year, lumber production in Russia declined by 2.6% year-on-year down to 10.2 million m3. Plywood production increased by 3.8% to 1.7 million m3, fibreboard production declined by 9.8% to 202 million nominal m2. Paper output...

Arkhbum OJSC (affiliate company of Arkhangelsk pulpmill) will launch the first line of its Istra capacity (Moscow region) on September 20 with rated capacity of 200 million m2 per year. Investment scope of the project is €60.2 million....

Volume of capital investments into Russian forest industry in the first quarter of the year shrank by 17.4% to RUR 20.5 billion. In the pulp & paper sector, Irkutsk region was the leader. Here, large project of Ilim...

Finnish specialists advised Kondopoga pulpmill to convert one of the papermaking machines and increase speed at two other machines, but this will require considerable investments not yet affordable to the company at the moment, as mill’s Chief Executive...