Apr 30, 2009. /Lesprom Network/. SCA has inaugurated a new production line for paper towels for the away-from-home market (AFH) at its Kamennogorsk plant in Russia, as the company informed Lesprom Network. Maxim Barkov, commercial director AFH Russia and CIS (Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Belorussia), and Andrey Dolgirev, production director Russia, officially opened the new line by cutting the red ribbon. "With this new machine our production in Russia has reached a new quality level, and we can offer our clients local products of European quality. The launch of such an up-to-date local production proves the trend for the successful development of SCA in Region East and for strengthening our position in Russia and CIS," said Maxim Barkov. The new production line will allow SCA's AFH-brand Tork to increase the local production capacities by several times. The line runs up-to-date technology. Most of the operations are automatically run, and thus increasing the production flow and product quality as well. Currently, the new line is producing only one-ply products, but two-ply production will be launched now in May. This will further diversify the local assortment of Russian Tork products. Locally produced towels are among the most popular Tork products in Russia.