Södra Cell has been invited to participate in a feasibility study regarding a pulp mill project in Russia. Södra, the Russian bank VEB and Angara Paper have signed a Letter of Intent. Södras role in the project will be industrial partner and responsible for sales and marketing of future pulp production.
The feasibility study concerns constructing a pulp mill with a capacity of 1.1 million ton softwood pulp per year. The project has cutting rights of 6 million cubic meter softwood per year in the Krasnojarsk area.