Mondi Syktyvkar received first raft in this season

May 22, 2009. /Lesprom Network/. On May 17, Mondi Syktyvkar timber processing complex received the first raftwood having the volume of 10,450 cubic meters. On the whole, this shipping season raftsmen of Ezhva LLC are going to deliver 45 rafts at the mill with the total volume of 378,000 cubic meters of timber using 30 vessels. Every year forest enterprises of Mondi Syktyvkar located close to Vychegda river prepare wood for delivery by water during the spring muddy season. This raw timber delivery method becomes particularly important, as harvesting volume has grown considerably, thus, processing volume will also increase gradually, as said in the report. Mondi SLPK OJSC belongs to Mondi Group and produces paper and packaging. Located in Syktyvkar (Komi, Russia), the plant specializes in production of office and offset papers as well as newsprint, top liner and kraft liner for corrugated board. The plant’s share on the market of office and offset paper in Russia and CIS countries is about 40%. Mondi SLPK OJSC holding comprises eleven affiliate timber harvesting companies which operate on 2 million hectares of wood. Each year the affiliates harvest over 2 million cubic meters of timber, Mondi Syktyvkar mill receives about 1.5 million cubic meters of this volume, which is about 50% of the total raw timber volume consumed by the enterprise.