The delivery included two high speed lines for corrugated boxes production.

Packaging machine was also reconstructed, which allows producing white cardboard for corrugated containers manufacture.

With the existing problems of the global newsprint market the main task for the Volga enterprise is to strengthen its marketability on the priority export markets.

Largest in last years project - construction of a timber preparation plant - is being realized at Solombala pulp and paper mill.

JSC Arkhangelsk pulp and paper mill reduced its investment programme as much as 5.3 times.

Stora Enso will hold negotiations with the Nizhny Novgorod regional administration in the near future.

Ilim Group continues construction of a new mill for neutral sulfite semichemical production in the Arkhangelsk region.

Investment project on pulp and paper mill construction in Manturovo (Kostroma region) was included in the list of priority projects in the field of forest exploitation.

January 26, 2009 Solombala pulp and paper mill (Solombalales) started preparing machinery to start pulp and paper production.

Stora Enso Oyj (Finland) is to choose a site for pulp-and-paper mill construction in the Nizhny Novgorod region with investment volume amounting to 1.6 bln EUR.

New specialists are to deal with technical issues and cooperate with subcontractors.  

Svenska Cellulosa intends to launch a mill for Zewa sanitary products manufacture in the Tula region.

Syas pulp and paper mill is to complete project on production modernization and expansion with investment volume reaching 20 mln EUR.

Stora Enso (Finland) intends to invest 1.677 bln EUR in construction of pulp and paper mill in the Nizhniy Novgorod region.

October 16, 2008 Smurfit Kappa Group launched bag-in-box packaging production in Vsevolzhsk (Leningrad region) – total investment volume making up 3.5 mln EUR.