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Ilim Group Invests $3 million for New Bark Press at Ust-Ilimsk

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A new bark press manufactured in Finland has been delivered to the Ust-Ilimsk Branch of OJSC Ilim Group in Russia, the company reports. The press was purchased and financed by the Ilim Group as part of an investment project aimed to upgrade the chip production line equipment. Total Installed Cost is $3 million.

The new state-of-the-art bark press was purchased to replace obsolete equipment in the chip production line. Due to its higher capacity, the new press will replace as many as three old bark presses at the existing line.

Startup of the new press will allow the mill to stabilize bark processing and, consequently, will improve chip processing efficiency. As a result, this will reduce energy and equipment maintenance costs, the company notes.

Ilim, St Petersburg, Russia, currently operates similar bark presses at its mills in Bratsk and Koryazhma in Russia.

 

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