Siemens upgrades electrical equipment and drive technology at Mondi Syktyvkar in Russia

Sep 08, 2009. /Lesprom Network/. Mondi has contracted the Siemens Industry Solutions Division to equip board machine BM21 and a roll slitter in the Russian factory in Syktyvkar with new electrical equipment and drive technology, Siemens Industry reported. The project is part of an expansion program aimed at increasing the annual production capacity to 755 thousand metric tons of pulp and 968 thousand metric tons of paper and board. Siemens has already equipped paper machine PM14 for this purpose and is now supplying the steam turbine-generator set for power generation and the electrical equipment for the entire pulp line. The total volume of the order amounts to around Euro 38 million. Commissioning of the modernized pulp line is scheduled for summer 2010. The Mondi Group, London/Johannesburg, is a leading international manufacturer of paper and packaging products. In Syktyvkar, the capital of the Komi Republic in Russia, Mondi operates a pulp and paper factory for the production of uncoated fine paper and board. In order to increase the production capacity, Mondi intends to spend around Euro 525 million by 2010 on expansion of the location.