Ilim Group's New Paper Machine at Koryazhma Produces First Paper
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Ilim Group, Russia, reports that its new paper machine at Koryazhma, Arkhangelsk oblast, made paper for the first time this past Sunday (March 3). During the coming weeks, Ilim Group's specialists, supported by experts from International Paper, Memphis, Tenn., USA, its partner in the Koryazhma mill, and representatives of equipment suppliers, will be working together to bring the machine up to full production, and help it meet all of the product quality parameters. New office and offset paper being produced on the new machine will soon enter the Russian market.
The Big Koryazhma project, with an investment of $270 million, involved construction of a new paper machine, installation of an off-machine coater, installation of cut-size and folio sheeters, construction of a precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) plant, and implementation of infrastructure projects. Construction of the new paper machine in Koryazhma started in the summer of 2011 at the production site of Ilim Group Branch in Koryazhma.
As a result of the project, Russia's most advanced state-of-the-art paper machine has started operations and will produce more than 150,000 metric tpy of office paper. This summer the company will start producing 70,000 metric tpy of coated paper, making Ilim Group Russia's first and only producer of this product.
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