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Pulp & Paper

News on Russian pulp and paper industry.

Kommersant: Viktor Kharitonin purchased Kama PPM for 36 billion rubles

March 9, 2023 ` 22:25  
Viktor Kharitonin, co-owner of Pharmstandard (a pharmaceutical group), closed the deal on purchasing Kama LLC that controls the only production venue of coated cardboard in Russia. The final transaction amount was 36 billion rubles, 15 billion rubles out...

Russian Timber Journal 02-2023: interview with Yuri Strezhen, CEO at Praktika Group; state support measures for the Russian timber industry affected by the sanctions pressure; China reduced log imports from all the main suppliers in 2022; Vladimir Putin proposed to grant enterprises a deferment on forest area lease payments for unharvested timber; the Government of the Russian Federation increased the maximum amount of compensation for the expenses of timber enterprises for the transportation of their products; in 2022, Russia reduced the volume of logging by 13.5% to 194.6 million m³, according to Roslesinforg; Russian Railways resumed accepting sawn timber for export shipments through Kazakhstan; International Paper reaches agreement to sell ownership interest in Ilim joint venture; Segezha Group may reorient the Segezha West project to new products; the volume of furniture export from Russia dropped by 39% YoY in 2022, down to 29.5 billion rubles; Luzales and Slotex acquire Russian assets of IKEA

Russian Timber Journal 02-2023: Yuri Strezhen, CEO at Praktika Group: “This is a good time to improve the efficiency of both production and administrative processes of enterprises”; support measures mentioned by the business, relevant agencies, regions, the Government...

A new corrugated packaging production site worth 4 billion rubles to open in Adygea

February 22, 2023 ` 22:29  
As the press office of the head of Adygea reports, SFT Group is going to build a new corrugated packaging plant in an industrial park in the Takhtamukaysky district. According to the company’s management, the new enterprise will...

JSC Volga slightly increased output in 2022

February 22, 2023 ` 22:33  
As the company’s press release states, the total output of the three paper machines of JSC Volga in 2022 totaled 309,000 tons, which is 5,500 tons more than in 2021. The figure includes over 70,000 tons of paper...

BCTMP by Svetlogorsk Pulp and Paper Mill is certified by the international ISEGA system

February 16, 2023 ` 18:12  
Svetlogorsk Pulp and Paper Mill procured a certificate of the international independent testing institute ISEGA for its bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp (BCTMP). The ISEGA certificate confirms that this BCTMP complies with the international safety standards and requirements for foods,...

Stupino Corrugated Cardboard Plant will create a new corrugated cardboard production site with a capacity of 200 million m² in the Moscow Region

February 13, 2023 ` 18:58  
Stupino Corrugated Cardboard Plant signed a land lease contract for one ruble per year within the import substitution support program effective in the Moscow Region. The investment in launching corrugated cardboard production will exceed 3.2 billion rubles. The...

Mondi Syktyvkar presented new brands of Projecta copy paper

February 13, 2023 ` 18:55  
The company started producing paper under the new brand in the fall of 2022, but now the product’s packaging has been upgraded to include the brand name. The first grade’s packaging features burgundy color and “Ultra” marking; the...

Yuriy Ayvazov, CEO at Kondopoga Pulp and Paper Mill: a record-setting volume of timber was delivered to the mill in 2022

February 13, 2023 ` 16:21  
Here are a few highlights from his interview to Rossiyskaya Gazeta: In 2022, Kondopoga Pulp and Paper Mill received 200,000 m³ more raw material than planned. The company made a decision to increase the harvesting volumes due to several...

International Paper reaches agreement to sell ownership interest in Ilim joint venture

January 26, 2023 ` 11:38  
International Paper announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its 50% interest in Ilim SA, the holding company for its Ilim joint venture (JV), to its JV partners for $484 million equity value. The sale...

CPM company completed the acquisition of Firma Vesta LLC

January 23, 2023 ` 13:51  
The enterprise will become part of Polotnyany Zavod Paper Manufacture, which will increase the output of corrugated cardboard, expand the range of products made from it and, in the future, become one of the leading domestic producers of...