Mondi Syktyvkar officially opened its €30 million pulp dryer with an event hosting 150 prominent attendees last week.
The official ceremony was attended by representatives of Komi Republic Government and Mondi leaders. The estimated 150 visitors of the event included customers, partners and contractors who had been involved in the project implementation, as well as members of the project team and journalists from the Russian trade press and local media representatives.
“We are proud of Mondi Syktyvkar’s 45 year heritage in the Komi Republic of Russia. Our new pulp dryer project illustrates Mondi’s continued commitment to ensuring the success of the mill for years to come,” concluded Peter Orisich, CEO of Mondi Uncoated Fine Paper, at yesterday’s event.
“Our mill keeps progressing and mastering new business activities, as demonstrated by this most recent investment into the installation of the new pulp dryer. This project also creates employment for about 30 people in the mill,” said Klaus Peller, Mondi Syktyvkar Managing Director, at the opening ceremony.
Guests of the event were invited for a mill tour, including an opportunity to visit the wood yard, paper production, and the finishing line. Following the tour, representatives of Mondi’s top management and Komi regional government cut a red ribbon in front of the pulp dryer to symbolise the launch of the new machine. All the guests received samples of Mondi Syktyvkar’s new ‘KOMICELL’ product, which is an FSC® certified market pulp that is produced without the use of elemental chlorine (ECF).
