Koryazhma branch
 | The first production line of the Mill was placed in service in 1961. The second stage was completed in 1964-1965. The third stage of the project involved construction of a papermaking plant with Russian equipment designed to manufacture high-quality printing paper, which was commissioned in 1972. Currently the branch employs 3328 people. |
Koryazhma Branch
Products
- bleached hardwood kraft pulp,
- kraftliner,
- fluting,
- offset printing paper,
- wood chemicals and biochemical products.
Production capacity
Rated capacity of the Koryazhma Branch is 938,000 tons of pulp and 255,000 tons of containerboard per year. Due to the upgrade the Mill's annual pulp production has been exceeding 1 million tons every year since 2005.
Market share
The Branch's share in the total amount of Russia-manufactured products is 14% for market pulp, more than 10% for a complete range of board and over 6% for paper. More than 35% of the Mill's products are supplied to the domestic market, the rest being exported to Europe, the Middle East and North America.
Certificates
Quality and EHS management systems of the Koryazhma Branch comply with ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 international standards.
The Mill's products have been certified to the requirements of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
Wood Procurement
The Koryazhma Branch is supplied with wood by IlimSeverLes which manages logging operations in the Arkhangelsk Region and the Republic of Komi. IlimSeverLes forest management and chain of custody systems has been certified in accordance with FSC requirements.
NSSC Plant
A state-of-the-art neutral sulfite semi-chemical pulp (NSSC) plant was officially opened by Ilim Group in Koryazhma, Arkhangelsk Oblast. It is the world’s largest plant manufacturing this product type.
The plant has only cutting-edge equipment. For Ilim Group, the use of the advanced technologies means solid prospects of company development, reduction of the environmental impact, better working conditions and improved employee skills.
Construction of the new plant was a priority investment for the Company projects, and over RUR 1.7 billion was invested to implement it. Capacity of the new plant is 900 tons of NSSC per day, or 310,000 tons per year.
Implementation of this project is an important step towards development of the core production and the infrastructure at the Koryazhma Branch of Ilim Group. The startup of the new NSSC pulp plant increases the availability of high quality fiber used in the manufacture of containerboards, while at same time consuming less wood per ton of pulp then conventional pulping Construction of the plant allows to cut the manufacturing costs of quality board and raises production output by more than 40,000 tons per year.
The plant employs the most cutting-edge technologies, enabling it to reduce pollutant discharges by 15-20%.