Project on construction of a woodworking plant is being realized in the Ustyany district (Arkhangelsk region). As a result, the plant is to transfer on non-waste deep woodworking production.

Flexibility of technological processes able to adapt to the market changes is to provide a wide range of products: lining of different grades, floor boards, planed sawn timber, glued beams, logs for house construction. Expected plant capacity is to reach 150 thousand cubic meters of sawn timber per year with job employment making up 105 people.

The project is included in the list of large investment projects in Russia with investment volume amounting to over 30 million EUR. The project is to be partly financed by the RF Government. On the regional level the plant is granted a remission of poverty taxation with income tax to be decreased up to 13%.

It is also worth mentioning that the plant is to process wastes for electricity and heat generation. One more advantage is good forest roads – the plant constructs 30-40 km of forest roads annually, thus, harvesting does not depend on season or weather.  

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