Thursday, May 30, 2013

Russia's Only LWC PM Starts

Russia's Kama mill located in the Perm region has restarted its 86,000 tonne/yr lightweight coated paper PM 7. In April, the mill produced some supercalendered (SC) paper on PM 7, while in May it started making LWC paper. Kama said that it is currently in the process of establishing its customer base in central and western Russia. 
The Kama mill, which recently changed hands, might soon see a new 330,000 tonne/yr LWC paper machine installed at its premises. The firm plans to complete a full feasibility study before the end of the year, after which it intends to start building a new machine. Kama said that it will be able to confirm more details on the investment once the feasibility study is completed.